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H.R. 3115: Assault Weapons Ban of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-04-30 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Official title

Assault Weapons Ban of 2025

Plain summary

Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 This bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, except for certain shotguns; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; (4) only capable of firing rimfire ammunition; or (5) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model. The bill also exempts from the prohibition the following, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD: 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, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties. The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD. Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification. Newly manufactured SAWs and LCAFDs must display the date of manufacture. The bill also allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program.

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Assault Weapons Ban of 2025

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] · 194 cosponsors

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Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Jason Crow (D-CO), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Bill Foster (D-IL), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James A. Himes (D-CT), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), John B. Larson (D-CT), George Latimer (D-NY), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Sarah McBride (D-DE) and 134 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr3115 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills