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Text of Senate Amendment 6129

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6129" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6129

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3334] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6129. Mr. HAGERTY (for himself and Mr. Gallego) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. INNOVATE TO DE-ESCALATE MODERNIZATION ACT. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act''. (b) Exemption of Certain Less-than-lethal Projectile Devices From Restrictions Under Title 18, United States Code.-- 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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Text of Senate Amendment 6129 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3334] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6129. Mr. HAGERTY (for himself and Mr. Gallego) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. INNOVATE TO DE-ESCALATE MODERNIZATION ACT. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act''. (b) Exemption of Certain Less-than-lethal Projectile Devices From Restrictions Under Title 18, United States Code.-- 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.''. ______