{"bill":{"id":"119-s-1283","congress":119,"type":"S","number":1283,"title":"Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act","originChamber":"Senate","introducedDate":"2025-04-03","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"H000601","fullName":"Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]","party":"R","state":"TN","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":13,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-04-03","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Crime and Law Enforcement","subjects":["Criminal procedure and sentencing","Firearms and explosives"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-04-03","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-03","text":"Introduced in Senate","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act</strong></p><p>This bill removes less-than-lethal projectile devices (e.g., certain TASERs) from regulation under the Gun Control Act.</p><p>The term <em>less-than-lethal projectile device</em> means a device that (1) is not designed or intended to expel (and may not be readily converted to discharge) commonly used ammunition or projectiles exceeding a velocity of 500 feet per second; (2) is designed and intended to be used in a manner not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury; and (3) does not accept (and cannot be readily modified to accept) an ammunition feeding device.</p><p>The bill also requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to determine whether a device satisfies the definition of a <em>less-than-lethal projectile device</em> within 90 days of a request.</p>","updateDate":"2026-06-24T11:03:28Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":281,"ts":"2026-07-14T03:13:11.332Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Innovate%20to%20De-Escalate%20Modernization%20Act"}]}}