HR 373 — SAGA Act

Summary

Second Amendment Guarantee Act or the SAGA Act This bill prohibits a state or local government from establishing a regulation, prohibition, or registration or licensing requirement with respect to a rifle or shotgun that is more restrictive (or that imposes a greater penalty or tax) than federal law.

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in House Current html January 13, 2025

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The bill amends existing law to limit the authority of states and localities to regulate rifles and shotguns.

• 18 U.S.C. § 927

  No provision of this chapter shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress to occupy the field in which such provision operates to the exclusion of the law of any State on the same subject matter, unless there is a direct and positive conflict between such provision and the law of the State so that the two cannot be reconciled or consistently stand together. → (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision of this chapter shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress to occupy the field in which such provision operates to the exclusion of the law of any State on the same subject matter, unless there is a direct and positive conflict between such provision and the law of the State so that the two cannot be reconciled or consistently stand together. (b)(1) A State or a political subdivision of a State may not impose any regulation, prohibition, or registration or licensing requirement with respect to the design, manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, possession, or marking of a rifle or shotgun that has moved in, or any such conduct that affects, interstate or foreign commerce, that is more restrictive, or impose any penalty, tax, fee, or charge with respect to such a rifle or shotgun or such conduct, in an amount greater, than is provided under Federal law. To the extent that a law of a State or political subdivision of a State, whether enacted before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this subsection, violates the preceding sentence, the law shall have no force or effect. For purposes of this subsection, the term 'rifle or shotgun' includes any part of a rifle or shotgun, any detachable magazine or ammunition feeding device, and any type of pistol grip or stock design. (2) In an action brought for damages or relief from a violation of paragraph (1), the court shall award the prevailing plaintiff a reasonable attorney's fee in addition to any other damages or relief awarded.

  This change adds a new limitation that restricts state and local regulations on rifles and shotguns, establishing that such laws cannot be more restrictive than federal laws.

Action History

1. January 13, 2025

   Introduced in House

2. January 13, 2025

   Introduced in House

3. January 13, 2025

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

• Claudia Tenney · Primary
• Doug LaMalfa · Cosponsor
• Nicholas A. Langworthy · Cosponsor
• Jeff Crank · Cosponsor
• Abraham J. Hamadeh · Cosponsor

Subjects

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