S. 1283

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1283 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1283

To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in 
technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 3, 2025

Mr. Hagerty (for himself and Mr. Gallego) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary

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A BILL

To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in 
technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

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 ``Innovate to De-Escalate 
Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN LESS-THAN-LETHAL PROJECTILE DEVICES FROM 
RESTRICTIONS UNDER TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.

(a) In General.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (3), by inserting 
``or a less-than-lethal projectile device'' before the period; 
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(38)(A) The term `less-than-lethal projectile device' means a 
device that--
``(i) is not designed or intended to expel, and may not be 
readily converted to accept and discharge--
``(I) ammunition commonly used in handguns, rifles, 
or shotguns; or
``(II) any other projectile at a velocity exceeding 
500 feet per second;
``(ii) is designed and intended to be used in a manner that 
is not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury; and
``(iii) does not accept, and is not able to be readily 
modified to accept, an ammunition feeding device--
``(I) loaded through the inside of a pistol grip; 
or
``(II) commonly used in semiautomatic firearms.
``(B) If a person requests that the Attorney General determine 
whether a device satisfies the definition of `less-than-lethal 
projectile device' under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall 
make the determination not later than 90 days after the date on which 
the Attorney General receives the device pursuant to the request.''.
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