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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced February 27, 2025 by Mazie Hirono · Last progress February 27, 2025
Prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, and interstate/foreign-commerce possession of defined “large capacity ammunition feeding devices,” creates a statutory definition of that device (excluding a tubular .22 rimfire exception), requires identification markings and expands seizure/forfeiture authority, and creates a limited law‑enforcement and government exception. It also allows Byrne grant funds to be used for buyback payments for surrendered devices and includes a severability clause.