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S. 33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013

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S. 33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-22 · 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 2013-01-22 · 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.

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Official title

Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013

Plain summary

Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit: (1) the transfer or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, except for such a device lawfully possessed 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. Exempts: (1) the transfer or possession of such a device by a federal, state, or local agency or law enforcement officer; (2) certain transfers to licensees under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; (3) possession of such a device transferred to an individual upon retirement from a law enforcement agency if such individual is not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition; and (4) the manufacture, transfer, or possession of such a device by a licensed manufacturer or importer for authorized testing or experimentation purposes. Sets penalties for violations. Subjects devices used or involved in knowing violation of such Act to seizure and forfeiture. Requires a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after this Act's enactment to be identified by a serial number and the date it was manufactured.

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Official text

Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · 22 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-s33 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113