Not adopted
This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
- Failed
What this amendment would do
This amendment, submitted by Mr. Risch, aims to change and add provisions to the bill by focusing on the repeal of certain laws related to switchblade knives.
Here is what the amendment specifically aims to do based on the text:
- Repeal sections 1 through 4 of the Federal Switchblade Act, which originally prohibited introducing or manufacturing switchblade knives for interstate commerce.
- Make conforming amendments regarding ballistic knives, which include updating exceptions for common carriers, the Armed Forces, and defining interstate commerce.
- Update postal service rules regarding the nonmailability of ballistic knives, including specific exceptions for government, military, and manufacturer shipments, and define a ballistic knife as a knife with a detachable blade propelled by a spring-operated mechanism.
- Set the effective date for these repeals upon the enactment of the Act, while ensuring the changes do not apply to prior indictments, convictions, fines, or other enforcement actions commenced before enactment.
- 6/29/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors