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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 4991

Introduced

Disarming Felons Act

Sponsor
RBeth Van Duyne· Texas
Introduced
August 15, 2025
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.August 15, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4991 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4991

To prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a 
firearm by, an adult who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of 
age but not 18 years of age, committed an offense that would have been 
a felony if committed by an adult.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 15, 2025

Ms. Van Duyne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a 
firearm by, an adult who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of 
age but not 18 years of age, committed an offense that would have been 
a felony if committed by an adult.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Disarming Felons Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISPOSITION OF FIREARM TO, AND POSSESSION OF 
FIREARM BY, AN ADULT WHO, WHILE A JUVENILE WHO HAD 
ATTAINED 15 YEARS OF AGE BUT NOT 18 YEARS OF AGE, 
COMMITTED AN OFFENSE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FELONY IF 
COMMITTED BY AN ADULT.

(a) Prohibition on Disposition.--Section 922(d) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended in the 1st sentence--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (10);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and 
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
``(12) while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of age 
but not 18 years of age, committed an act of juvenile 
delinquency that would have been a felony if committed by an 
adult.''.
(b) Prohibition on Possession.--Section 922(g) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (8)(C)(ii);
(2) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and 
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
``(10) who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of 
age but not 18 years of age, committed an act of juvenile 
delinquency that would have been a felony if committed by an 
adult,''.
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