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Glenn Ivey (D-MD)

Raise the Age Act of 2025

H.R. 2368 · House bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Democratic bill with 177 Democratic cosponsors · See all 177 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Raise the Age Act of 2025 seeks to amend title 18 of the United States Code. It prohibits Federal firearms licensees from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles or shotguns to individuals under 21 years of age. Exceptions are provided for qualified individuals, such as active duty military and full-time law enforcement officers. The bill also updates definitions for qualified individuals and ammunition feeding devices. Additionally, it requires the FBI Director to submit a report regarding the operation of the FBI's public access line.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill expands federal oversight and restrictions on firearm sales.

  • Scored +5

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill requires a report to Congress regarding the FBI's public access line.

  • Scored +5

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The bill provides explicit exceptions for active duty military personnel.

The opposite

  • Scored -5

    Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?

    The bill restricts the ability of individuals under 21 to purchase certain firearms.

  • Scored -5

    Would gun owners be better off under this?

    The bill imposes new restrictions on which firearms certain age groups can purchase.

  • Scored -5

    Does this protect the right to own guns?

    The bill restricts the purchase of specific semiautomatic rifles and shotguns for individuals under 21.