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HR1643Referred to Committee

SAFER Voter Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-27
Introduced
14
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Thomas Massie
Thomas Massie
Republican · KY · Representative
Votes with party: 77.4% (514 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001184

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (14)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Brandon Gill (R-TX-26)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Chip Roy (R-TX-21)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Mike Collins (R-GA-10)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Scott Perry (R-PA-10)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1)· 2025-03-14
  • Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ-8)· 2025-05-15
  • David J. Taylor (R-OH-2)· 2025-06-12

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-02-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-02-27

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-27

Plain-English Summary

Second Amendment For Every Registrable Voter Act or the SAFER Voter Act This bill reduces the minimum age—from 21 years to 18 years—at which an individual may obtain a handgun from a federally licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, importer, or collector.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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