S. 597 119th 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: February 13, 2025 Introduced by: Alex Padilla Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationFirearms and explosivesLicensing and registrationsRetail and wholesale trades

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Feb 13, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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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.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 28

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

GIFFORDS
for GIFFORDS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION
for NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28 filings
SENATE
28 filings
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
14 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
12 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
5 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
5 filings
Energy, Dept of
5 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
5 filings

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Cosponsors 18