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Interstate Transport Act of 2025

Introduced: January 24, 2025 Introduced by: Budd, Ted Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 268.
Nov 18, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-96.
Feb 5, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 24, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Interstate Transport Act of 2025

This bill permits an individual to transport a knife between two places (e.g., states) where it is legal to possess, carry, or transport the knife. The knife must be transported in compliance with the bill's accessibility and secure storage requirements, unless it is an emergency knife or tool designed to cut seat belts.

An individual who is transporting a knife in compliance with this bill may not be arrested for a knife violation unless there is probable cause to believe the individual failed to comply with the accessibility or secure storage requirements.

What's happening now November 18, 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 268.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 10

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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 5
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · May 15, 2025
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 3, 2025
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 24, 2025
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 24, 2025
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 24, 2025
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jan 24, 2025
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 24, 2025
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 24, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 246: Interstate Transport Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-246/
MLA
"S. 246: Interstate Transport Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-246/.
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S. 246, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-246/.
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[S. 246: Interstate Transport Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-246/)
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