Union Calendar No. 403
119th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 119–472]
To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
March 18, 2025
Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself and Mr. Correa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
January 30, 2026
Additional sponsors: Mr. Stauber, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Cline, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Rutherford, Ms. Perez, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Hunt, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Guest, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Carey, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Harrigan, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Fry, Mr. Onder, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Crane, Mr. Fallon, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Zinke, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Issa, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Hinson, Ms. Maloy, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Burchett, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Vasquez, Mr. Mann, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ciscomani, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Knott, Mr. Moran, Mr. Gooden, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mrs. Kim, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Kean, Mr. Stutzman, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Malliotakis, Ms. Van Duyne, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Ms. Gillen, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Langworthy, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Steube, Mr. Gray, Mr. Van Orden, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Mr. Moore of North Carolina
January 30, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 18, 2025]
To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. Exemption of certain less-than-lethal projectile devices from restrictions under title 18, United States Code.
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (3), by inserting “or a less-than-lethal projectile device” before the period; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(39) (A) The term ‘less-than-lethal projectile device’ means a device that—
“(ii) is designed and intended to be used in a manner that is not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury; and
“(iii) does not accept, and is not able to be readily modified to accept, an ammunition feeding device—
“(B) If a person requests that the Attorney General determine whether a device satisfies the definition of ‘less-than-lethal projectile device’ under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall make the determination not later than 90 days after the date on which the Attorney General receives the device pursuant to the request.”.
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[Report No. 119–472] | |||||
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To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes. | |||||
January 30, 2026 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |