{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-2870","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":2870,"title":"Raise the Age Act of 2023","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2023-04-26","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"I000058","fullName":"Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]","party":"D","state":"MD","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":153,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2023-04-26","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Crime and Law Enforcement","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2023-04-26","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-04-26","text":"Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1956-1957)","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-04-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-04-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>Raise the Age Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill establishes new restrictions on the sale or transfer of certain semiautomatic firearms to individuals under 21 years of age. </p> <p>Specifically, this bill makes it unlawful for a licensed gun dealer, importer, manufacturer, or collector to sell or deliver a semiautomatic center-fire rifle or semiautomatic center-fire shotgun that has (or has the capacity to accept) an ammunition feeding device with a capacity of more than five rounds to an individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is under age 21.</p> <p>The prohibition does not apply if the individual under age 21 is a full-time law enforcement officer or active-duty member of the Armed Forces.</p> <p>The bill also requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report on the operation of its public access line, including a description of information sharing protocols and recommendations for improving such protocols.</p>","updateDate":"2024-07-31T08:05:18Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":332,"ts":"2026-04-15T14:45:10.059Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Raise%20the%20Age%20Act%20of%202023"}]}}