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Age 21 Act

Introduced: January 23, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Jan 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 23, 2023
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 January 23, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 698 Related bill Assault Weapons Ban of 2023
  • HR 3155 Related bill Protecting the Second Amendment through Responsible Gun Ownership Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 19 Independent 1
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jan 30, 2023
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 30, 2023
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 23, 2023
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jan 23, 2023
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jan 23, 2023
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 23, 2023
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 23, 2023
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 23, 2023
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jan 23, 2023
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 23, 2023
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jan 23, 2023
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jan 23, 2023
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · Jan 23, 2023
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 23, 2023
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 23, 2023
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jan 23, 2023
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 23, 2023
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 23, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 23, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 14: Age 21 Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-14/
MLA
"S. 14: Age 21 Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-14/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 14, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-14/.
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[S. 14: Age 21 Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-14/)
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