{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2790","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2790,"title":"GOSAFE Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-04-09","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M001208","fullName":"Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]","party":"D","state":"GA","district":6}],"cosponsorsCount":74,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-04-09","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Crime and Law Enforcement","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-04-09","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act or the GOSAFE Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes a framework to regulate gas-operated semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices under federal firearms laws.</p><p>First, the bill generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, receipt, or possession of</p><ul><li>a firearm that is or is modified to operate as a prohibited gas-operated semiautomatic firearm;</li><li>a combination of parts that modify or can be&nbsp;assembled into&nbsp;a prohibited gas-operated semiautomatic firearm, or that produce an unlawful gas-operated semiautomatic cycling action;</li><li>a device or combination of parts designed to materially increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm; or</li><li>a firearm that is modified to materially increase the rate of fire.</li></ul><p>Second, the bill generally prohibits (1) the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or receipt of a large capacity ammunition feeding device; or (2) the possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after the date of enactment.&nbsp;</p><p>A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 12 months, or both, for each violation.&nbsp;</p><p>In addition, an individual who possesses a prohibited gas-operated semiautomatic firearm during a&nbsp;federal felony offense is subject to additional penalties—a&nbsp;fine, a mandatory minimum prison term of two years, or both.</p><p>Finally, the bill allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender gas-operated semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices under a buy-back program.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-07T08:05:29Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":316,"ts":"2026-07-14T05:52:34.782Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=GOSAFE%20Act"}]}}