Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB1643 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/20/2025

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119THCONGRESS 
1
STSESSION H. R. 1643 
To reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the minimum age 
at which a person may obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY27, 2025 
Mr. M
ASSIE(for himself, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. COLLINS, Ms. 
G
REENEof Georgia, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. PERRY, Mr. 
R
OY, Mrs. SPARTZ, Mr. WEBERof Texas, and Mr. GILLof Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the 
minimum age at which a person may obtain a handgun 
from a Federal firearms licensee. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Second Amendment 4
For Every Registrable Voter Act’’ or the ‘‘SAFER Voter 5
Act’’. 6
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SEC. 2. MINIMUM AGE FOR OBTAINING A HANDGUN FROM 1
A FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSEE. 2
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Section 922(b)(1) of title 18, 3
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, and, if the 4
firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, 5
or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual 6
who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe 7
is less than twenty-one years of age’’. 8
(b) C
ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 922(c)(1) 9
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘, in the case of any 10
firearm other than a shotgun or a rifle, I am twenty-one 11
years or more of age, or that, in the case of a shotgun 12
or a rifle,’’. 13
Æ 
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