PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 1186: Keep Americans Safe Act

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 1186: Keep Americans Safe Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16. 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

Keep Americans Safe Act

Plain summary

Keep Americans Safe Act This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The bill does not prohibit certain conduct with respect to an LCAFD, including the following: importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and possession by a retired law enforcement officer. The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD. Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification and the date of manufacture. Additionally, the bill allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender an LCAFD under a buy-back program.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Keep Americans Safe Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · 162 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1186, Keep Americans Safe Act (2019-12-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Dina Titus (D-NV), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and 102 more.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (2)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1186 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116