CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

James Risch (R-ID)

FIRE Act

S. 2813 · Senate bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Republican bill with 13 Republican cosponsors · See all 13 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the 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

This bill is known as the Freedom from Improper Regulation and Enforcement Act, or the FIRE Act. It stops federal officers or employees from making or enforcing any rules that limit or ban firearm magazines based on how many rounds they hold. It also cancels out any State or local laws that put limits, bans, or penalties on firearm magazines based on their capacity. The bill adds clear definitions for what a firearm magazine is and what capacity means. Finally, these changes start applying to actions taken 30 days after the bill becomes law.

Yes

  • Scored +8

    Would gun owners be better off under this?

    The bill explicitly benefits gun owners by protecting the use and ownership of firearm magazines without capacity restrictions.

  • Scored +8

    Does this protect the right to own guns?

    The bill protects gun owners by prohibiting federal, state, and local capacity-based restrictions on firearm magazines.

The opposite

  • Scored -8

    Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns?

    The bill invalidates state and local capacity-based restrictions on firearm magazines, rolling back existing gun control measures.

  • Scored -5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The legislation preempts and nullifies state and local laws regarding firearm magazine capacities, limiting state authority.