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S 1395 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Firearms and explosives Licensing and registrations Retail and wholesale trades

Age 21 Act

Introduced: May 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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May 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Age 21 Act

This bill raises the minimum age to purchase a large capacity ammunition feeding device or semiautomatic assault weapon from 18 to 21 years of age.

What's happening now May 9, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5717 Related bill Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020
  • S 3254 Related bill Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 9, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 13, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 9, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1395: Age 21 Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1395/
MLA
"S. 1395: Age 21 Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1395/.
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S. 1395, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1395/.
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