HR 7910 United States House · 117th Congress

Protecting Our Kids Act

Summary
Protecting Our Kids Act This bill makes various changes to federal firearms laws, including to establish new criminal offenses and to expand the types of weapons and devices that are subject to regulation. Among the changes, the bill generally prohibits the sale or transfer of certain semiautomatic firearms to individuals who are under 21 years of age; establishes new federal criminal offenses for gun trafficking and related conduct; establishes a federal statutory framework to regulate ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers); establishes a framework to regulate the storage of firearms on residential premises at the federal, state, and tribal levels; subjects bump stocks to regulation under federal firearms laws; generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, and possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices; and requires the Department of Justice to report on the demographic data of persons who are determined to be ineligible to purchase a firearm based on a background check performed by the national instant criminal background check system.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
President
Introduced May 31, 2022 Last action Jun 9, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 8, 2022

How they voted

38047
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 428
Jun 8, 2022
D Democratic220
220 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican208
160 Yea 47 Nay 1
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Jun 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 204 (Roll no. 245). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5364-5367)
lower
Jun 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 204 (Roll no. 245).
lower
Jun 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Mr. Hudson moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5393-5395)
lower
Jun 8, 2022
Introduced
Pursuant to section 3(a) of H.Res. 1153, the Chair will put the question on retaining each title of the bill, as amended.
lower
Jun 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rule H. Res. 1153 passed House.
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Jun 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1153 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2377 and H.R. 7910. Provides for one hour of debate on H.R. 2377 and two hours of debate on H.R. 7910. Also provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
lower
Jun 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
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Jun 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-346, Part I.
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
May 31, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
May 31, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 177 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jerrold Nadler
Jerrold Nadler
DDemocratic
NY
12
Co
Photo of A. Donald McEachin
A. Donald McEachin
DDemocratic
VA
4
Co
Photo of Adam B. Schiff
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
CA
n/a
Co
Photo of Adam Smith
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
WA
9
Co
Photo of Adriano Espaillat
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
NY
13
Co
Photo of Al Green
Al Green
DDemocratic
TX
9
Co
Photo of Alan S. Lowenthal
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
CA
47
Co
Photo of Albio Sires
Albio Sires
DDemocratic
NJ
8
Co
Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
NY
14
Co
Photo of Alma S. Adams
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
NC
12
Co
Photo of Ami Bera
Ami Bera
DDemocratic
CA
6