Assault Weapons Ban of 2025
U.S. Congress · HR3115 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-04-30. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary (plain-language)
Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 This bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, except for certain shotguns; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; (4) only capable of firing rimfire ammunition; or (5) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model. The bill also exempts from the prohibition the following, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD: importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and possession by a retired law enforcement officer. The bill permits continued possession, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties. The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD. Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification. Newly manufactured SAWs and LCAFDs must display the date of manufacture. The bill also allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program.
Sponsors
- Lucy McBath (primary)
- Jake Auchincloss
- Alma S. Adams
- Pete Aguilar
- Gabe Amo
- Yassamin Ansari
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Joyce Beatty
- Julia Brownley
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Shontel M. Brown
- Nikki Budzinski
- Becca Balint
- Wesley Bell
- Janelle S. Bynum
- Ed Case
- Jim Costa
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Kathy Castor
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Steve Cohen
- Joe Courtney
- André Carson
- Gerald E. Connolly
- Judy Chu
- Joaquin Castro
- J. Luis Correa
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Sean Casten
- Angie Craig
- Jason Crow
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Jasmine Crockett
- Greg Casar
- Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.
- Danny K. Davis
- Diana DeGette
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Lloyd Doggett
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Debbie Dingell
- Sharice Davids
- Madeleine Dean
- Maxine Dexter
- Dwight Evans
- Veronica Escobar
- Sarah Elfreth
- Bill Foster
- Lois Frankel
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Maxwell Frost
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Shomari Figures
- Laura Friedman
- Al Green
- John Garamendi
- Josh Gottheimer
- Jimmy Gomez
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Robert Garcia
- Daniel S. Goldman
- Adelita S. Grijalva
- Steny H. Hoyer
- James A. Himes
- Steven Horsford
- Jared Huffman
- Jahana Hayes
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Josh Harder
- Val T. Hoyle
- Glenn Ivey
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Pramila Jayapal
- Sara Jacobs
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Julie Johnson
- William R. Keating
- Robin L. Kelly
- Ro Khanna
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Timothy M. Kennedy
- Zoe Lofgren
- John B. Larson
- Rick Larsen
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Ted Lieu
- Susie Lee
- Mike Levin
- Greg Landsman
- Summer L. Lee
- George Latimer
- Sam T. Liccardo
- James P. McGovern
- Kweisi Mfume
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Betty McCollum
- Gwen Moore
- Doris O. Matsui
- Grace Meng
- Seth Moulton
- Joseph D. Morelle
- Frank J. Mrvan
- Jared Moskowitz
- Morgan McGarvey
- Seth Magaziner
- Kevin Mullin
- Robert Menendez
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- LaMonica McIver
- John W. Mannion
- April McClain Delaney
- Kelly Morrison
- Sarah McBride
- Dave Min
- Jerrold Nadler
- Richard E. Neal
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Donald Norcross
- Joe Neguse
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Ilhan Omar
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Nancy Pelosi
- Chellie Pingree
- Mark Pocan
- Scott H. Peters
- Jimmy Panetta
- Ayanna Pressley
- Brittany Pettersen
- Nellie Pou
- Mike Quigley
- Deborah K. Ross
- Patrick Ryan
- Raul Ruiz
- Jamie Raskin
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Luz M. Rivas
- Emily Randall
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Brad Sherman
- Adam Smith
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Linda T. Sánchez
- David Scott
- Marilyn Strickland
- Terri A. Sewell
- Bradley Scott Schneider
- Eric Swalwell
- Darren Soto
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Mikie Sherrill
- Greg Stanton
- Haley M. Stevens
- Kim Schrier
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Hillary J. Scholten
- Emilia Strong Sykes
- Eric Sorensen
- Andrea Salinas
- Suhas Subramanyam
- Lateefah Simon
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Mike Thompson
- Dina Titus
- Paul Tonko
- Mark Takano
- Norma J. Torres
- Rashida Tlaib
- Lori Trahan
- Ritchie Torres
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Shri Thanedar
- Derek Tran
- Lauren Underwood
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Juan Vargas
- Gabe Vasquez
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Maxine Waters
- Nikema Williams
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- George Whitesides
- James R. Walkinshaw
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-04-30 — XML
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-30 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-04-30 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |