S. 1370 · 119th Congress — GOSAFE Act

Record overview

Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act or the GOSAFE Act This bill establishes a plans to regulate gas-operated semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices under federal firearms laws. First, the bill generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, receipt, or possession of a firearm that is or is modified to operate as a prohibited gas-operated semiautomatic firearm; a combination of parts that modify or can be assembled into a prohibited gas-operated semiautomatic firearm, or that produce an unlawful gas-operated semiautomatic cycling action; a device or combination of parts designed to materially increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm; or a firearm that is modified to materially increase the rate of fire. Second, the bill generally prohibits (1) the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or receipt of a large capacity ammunition feeding device; or (2) the possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after the date of enactment. A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 12 months, or both, for each violation.

The recorded stage is committee referral: the named committee or committees consider the parts within their jurisdiction. Referral alone does not mean the measure has passed Congress or become law.

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

• Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

  New Mexico · Senate · Democratic

Record provenance

Stored record updated: 2026-09-16. This is separate from the action date and does not establish enactment.

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