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H.R. 3115119th CongressCrime and Law Enforcement
Assault Weapons Ban of 2025
Sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) · 194 active : 194 Democrats
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Where it standsBefore the House39 representatives score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- House: next
- Senate: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govAssault 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:
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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.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary · HouseReferred to
Subjects
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Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 7Swing 70–100
- 66Middle 30–70
- 27Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
194 activeShow all 194 cosponsors
- Adam Smith (D-WA-9)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)
- André Carson (D-IN-7)
- Angie Craig (D-MN-2)
- Becca Balint (D-VT-AL)
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN-4)
- Bill Foster (D-IL-11)
- Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)
- Dave Min (D-CA-47)
- David Scott (D-GA-13)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6)
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2)
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3)
- Derek Tran (D-CA-45)
- Diana DeGette (D-CO-1)
- Dina Titus (D-NV-1)
- Donald Norcross
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
