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
380–47
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 428
Jun 8, 2022
D
Democratic220
100% Yea
R
Republican208
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.
lower
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.
lower
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
Jerrold Nadler
DDemocratic
Co
A. Donald McEachin
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Albio Sires
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Ami Bera
DDemocratic
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