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S. 1395 116th Congress Senate

Age 21 Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: May 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationFirearms and explosivesLicensing and registrationsRetail and wholesale trades
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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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 Latest action May 9, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 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.

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

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 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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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1395: Age 21 Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1395/
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"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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