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H.R. 7910 Congress 117 session

Protecting Our Kids Act

Protecting Our Kids Act This bill makes various changes to federal firearms laws, including to establish new criminal offenses and to expand the types of weapons and devices that are subject to regulation. Among the changes, the bill generally prohibits the sale or transfer of certain semiautomatic firearms to individuals who are under 21 years of age; establishes new federal criminal offenses for gun trafficking and related conduct; establishes a federal statutory framework to regulate ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers); establishes a framework to regulate the storage of firearms on residential premises at the federal, state, and tribal levels; subjects bump stocks to regulation under federal firearms laws; generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, and possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices; and requires the Department of Justice to report on the demographic data of persons who are determined to be ineligible to purchase a firearm based on a background check performed by the national instant criminal background check system.

Status

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor vote
  4. Passed
  5. Enacted

Passed one chamber — last recorded action June 9, 2022

Received in the Senate.

Passage likelihood

28% Lower than most bills at this stage

This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.

What the estimate is based on

  • Historical base rate About 4% of introduced federal bills are enacted.
  • Current stage Passed one chamber.
  • Cosponsors 177 cosponsors.
  • Days without action No recorded action in 1545 days.

State-level impact

State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.

Official actions

  1. Received in the Senate.
  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 204 (Roll no. 245). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5364-5367)
  4. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 204 (Roll no. 245).
  5. On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 198 - 228 (Roll no. 244).
  6. The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  7. Mr. Hudson moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5393-5395)
  8. On Retaining Title VII Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 380 - 47 (Roll no. 243). (consideration: CR H5392-5393)
  9. On Retaining Title VI Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 207 (Roll no. 242). (consideration: CR H5392)
  10. On Retaining Title V Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 194 (Roll no. 241). (consideration: CR H5391)
  11. On Retaining Title IV Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 205 (Roll no. 240). (consideration: CR H5390-5391)
  12. On Retaining Title III Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 194 (Roll no. 239). (consideration: CR H5389-5390)
  13. On Retaining Title II Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 238). (consideration: CR H5389)
  14. On Retaining Title I Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 199 (Roll no. 237). (consideration: CR H5388-5389)
  15. Pursuant to section 3(a) of H.Res. 1153, the Chair will put the question on retaining each title of the bill, as amended.
  16. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  17. DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.R. 7910.
  18. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2377 and H.R. 7910. Provides for one hour of debate on H.R. 2377 and two hours of debate on H.R. 7910. Also provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
  19. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1153. (consideration: CR H5363-5396)
  20. Rule H. Res. 1153 passed House.
  21. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1153 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2377 and H.R. 7910. Provides for one hour of debate on H.R. 2377 and two hours of debate on H.R. 7910. Also provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
  22. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 260.
  23. Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
  24. Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
  25. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-346, Part I.
  26. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-346, Part I.
  27. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
  28. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  29. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  30. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  31. Introduced in House
  32. Introduced in House
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