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HR 9207 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Firearms and explosives Law enforcement administration and funding Retail and wholesale trades Trade restrictions

Keep Americans Safe Act

Introduced: October 21, 2022 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Oct 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 21, 2022
Introduced in House
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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.

What's happening now October 21, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 106
Murphy, Stephanie
· Nov 16, 2022
D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 28, 2022
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 28, 2022
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Oct 21, 2022
D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 2022
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Oct 21, 2022
D
Bera, Ami
California · Oct 21, 2022
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 21, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Oct 21, 2022
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 21, 2022
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 21, 2022
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Oct 21, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· Oct 21, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Oct 21, 2022
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 21, 2022
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 21, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Oct 21, 2022
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 21, 2022
D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Oct 21, 2022
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 21, 2022
D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Oct 21, 2022
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 21, 2022
D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 21, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Oct 21, 2022
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 21, 2022
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Oct 21, 2022
D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Oct 21, 2022
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 21, 2022
D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 21, 2022
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 21, 2022
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 21, 2022
Demings, Val
· Oct 21, 2022
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 21, 2022
D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 21, 2022
DOYLE, MIKE
· Oct 21, 2022
D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 21, 2022
D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 21, 2022
D
Garamendi, John
California · Oct 21, 2022
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 21, 2022
D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 21, 2022
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Oct 21, 2022
Higgins, Brian
· Oct 21, 2022
D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Oct 21, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Oct 21, 2022
D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Oct 21, 2022
D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 21, 2022
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 21, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Oct 21, 2022
D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Oct 21, 2022
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9207: Keep Americans Safe Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9207/
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"H.R. 9207: Keep Americans Safe Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9207/.
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H.R. 9207, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9207/.
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[H.R. 9207: Keep Americans Safe Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9207/)
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