S. 1315: Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 201.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 201. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill permits an individual to transport a knife between two states where knife possession, carry, or transport is legal. A knife must be securely stored during transport. Specifically, a knife transported by motor vehicle must be inaccessible from the vehicle's passenger compartment or secured in a closed container, glove compartment, or console in a vehicle with no separate passenger compartment. A knife transported by other means (e.g., air) must be secured in a closed container. An emergency knife designed to cut seat belts is exempt from the requirement to be securely stored during interstate transport. This bill prohibits the arrest or detention of an individual for a knife violation unless there is probable cause to believe the individual failed to securely store the knife during transport. An individual may assert compliance with this Act as a claim or defense in any civil or criminal action or proceeding.

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Official text

Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · 13 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1315, Knife Ownersâ Protection Act of 2015 (2015-06-16); CBO cost estimate: S. 1315, Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2015 (2015-06-16)

Cosponsors on this site

Ron Wyden (D-OR), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mike Lee (R-UT), John Thune (R-SD), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), James E. Risch (R-ID)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1315.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s1315 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114