Congress·In Committee·S. 1283
Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act
Congress Defines Some Less-Than-Lethal Launchers as Exempt From Certain Federal Firearms Rules
Part of: Congress Moves to Exempt Less-Than-Lethal Launchers from Federal Gun Laws
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Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Senate
Key Points
- Congress would create a new legal category for “less-than-lethal projectile devices,” meant to cover certain low-power launchers.
- To qualify, a device must not be designed (or easily converted) to fire regular gun ammo, and it can’t shoot a projectile faster than 500 feet per second.
- It also must be intended to be unlikely to cause death or serious injury, and it can’t use certain magazine-style feeding systems common in semiautomatic guns.
- People and companies could ask the Attorney General to decide if a specific device qualifies, and the Attorney General would have to answer within 90 days.
- If a device qualifies, it would be treated differently under federal firearms restrictions, which could make it easier to sell or own compared with regulated firearms.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
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Mixed Impacts(3)
Milestones
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Apr 3, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Apr 3, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act
Bill NumberS 1283
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Data Sources
Sponsor
Cosponsors
(9)D: 1R: 8
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