H.R. 5090: Raise the Age Act
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H.R. 5090: Raise the Age Act
115th Congress · introduced 2018-02-26 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-02-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Raise the Age Act
Plain summary
Raise the Age Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for a licensed gun dealer, importer, manufacturer, or collector to sell or deliver a semiautomatic center-fire rifle that has the capacity to accept more than five rounds to an individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is under age 21. The prohibition does not apply if the individual under age 21 is a full-time law enforcement officer or active-duty member of the Armed Forces. Additionally, the Federal Bureau of Investigation must report to Congress on the operation of its public access line, including the protocols and procedures with respect to information sharing.
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Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · 33 cosponsors
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Darren Soto (D-FL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Dina Titus (D-NV)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5090.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr5090 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115