Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB4278
Legislation Overview
Title: Age 21 Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of certain firearms by individuals under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 19, 2022
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4278/all-info
Sponsors
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16 sponsors: Dianne Feinstein (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Robert Casey (D); Amy Klobuchar (D); Ron Wyden (D); Cory Booker (D); Alex Padilla (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D); Patrick Leahy (D); Sheldon Whitehouse (D); Brian Schatz (D); Christopher Coons (D); Benjamin Cardin (D); Jack Reed (D); Jeff Merkley (D); Richard Durbin (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 16% (16 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 19, 2022 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 2 2022 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
