Keep Americans Safe Act
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Keep Americans Safe Act
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
The bill does not prohibit certain conduct with respect to an LCAFD, including the following:
- 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 of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD.
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification and the date of manufacture.
Additionally, the bill allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender an LCAFD under a buy-back program.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1186: Keep Americans Safe Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1186/
"H.R. 1186: Keep Americans Safe Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1186/.
H.R. 1186, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1186/.
[H.R. 1186: Keep Americans Safe Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1186/)