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S. 32: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act

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S. 32: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act

Plain summary

Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit: (1) the transfer or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, except for its lawful possession within the United States on or before the date of this Act's enactment; and (2) the importation or bringing into the United States of such a device. Sets forth exceptions to such ban. Sets penalties for violations. Requires a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after this Act's enactment to be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that the device was manufactured after enactment and such other identification as the Attorney General may prescribe.

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Official text

Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · 16 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Jack Reed (D-RI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s32 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112