Bill Details
HR.1643 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-27 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-02-27
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees
View committees (1)
Sponsors
Cosponsors
View cosponsors (14)
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-Colorado-4]
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-Georgia-9]
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-Georgia-10]
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-Georgia-14]
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-Wyoming]
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-California-1]
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-Pennsylvania-10]
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-Texas-21]
- Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-Indiana-5]
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-Texas-14]
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-Texas-26]
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-Idaho-1]
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-Arizona-8]
- Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-Ohio-2]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would change federal gun law so that a person who is 18 years old can buy a handgun from a federally licensed firearms dealer. Right now, federal law generally requires someone to be 21 to buy a handgun from such a dealer. The bill lowers that age limit to 18 and updates related legal language to match the change.
- It changes the minimum age for buying a handgun from a federally licensed gun dealer from 21 to 18.
- It also makes a related change in another part of federal law so the age rules stay consistent.
- The bill applies to purchases from Federal firearms licensees, not to all gun sales in every setting.
Official Summaries
Second Amendment For Every Registrable Voter Act or the SAFER Voter Act
This bill reduces the minimum age—from 21 years to 18 years—at which an individual may obtain a handgun from a federally licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, importer, or collector.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1643 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1643
To reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the minimum age at
which a person may obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Massie (for himself, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Collins, Ms.
Greene of Georgia, Ms. Hageman, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Perry, Mr. Roy, Mrs.
Spartz, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Gill of Texas) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the minimum age at
which a person may obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second Amendment For Every
Registrable Voter Act'' or the ``SAFER Voter Act''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM AGE FOR OBTAINING A HANDGUN FROM A FEDERAL FIREARMS
LICENSEE.
(a) In General.--Section 922(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other
than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any
individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is
less than twenty-one years of age''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 922(c)(1) of such title is
amended by striking ``, in the case of any firearm other than a shotgun
or a rifle, I am twenty-one years or more of age, or that, in the case
of a shotgun or a rifle,''.
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