S. 1283

Summary

S. 1283, the Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 3, 2025 by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R) with 13 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Apr 3, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 1283 has 13 co-sponsors.

119 S1283 IS: Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-04-03
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1283  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 3, 2025   Mr. Hagerty  (for himself and  Mr. Gallego ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act  .
2.
Exemption of certain less-than-lethal projectile devices from restrictions under title 18, United States Code
(a)
In general
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the second sentence of paragraph (3), by inserting  or a less-than-lethal projectile device  before the period; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(38)
(A)
The term  less-than-lethal projectile device  means a device that—
(i)
is not designed or intended to expel, and may not be readily converted to accept and discharge—
(I)
ammunition commonly used in handguns, rifles, or shotguns; or
(II)
any other projectile at a velocity exceeding 500 feet per second;
(ii)
is designed and intended to be used in a manner that is not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury; and
(iii)
does not accept, and is not able to be readily modified to accept, an ammunition feeding device—
(I)
loaded through the inside of a pistol grip; or
(II)
commonly used in semiautomatic firearms.
(B)
If a person requests that the Attorney General determine whether a device satisfies the definition of  less-than-lethal projectile device  under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall make the determination not later than 90 days after the date on which the Attorney General receives the device pursuant to the request.
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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R) sponsors S. 1283, and 13 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Bill Hagerty

Sen. · R–TN · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 3, 2025

Ruben Gallego

Sen. · D–AZ · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original

Kevin Cramer

Sen. · R–ND · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2025

Cynthia Lummis

Sen. · R–WY · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2025

Mike Lee

Sen. · R–UT · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 16, 2025

Ashley Moody

Sen. · R–FL · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 8, 2025

James Justice

Sen. · R–WV · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 4, 2026

Thom Tillis

Sen. · R–NC · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 17, 2026

Shelley Capito

Sen. · R–WV · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 24, 2026

Tom Cotton

Sen. · R–AR · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 25, 2026

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Committees

S. 1283 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Apr 3, 2025

Actions

S. 1283 has taken 2 actions since Apr 3, 2025.

Votes

S. 1283 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 1283.

HR 2189To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.Feb 24, 2026 · Received in the Senate. · Related bill

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Titles

S. 1283 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act — Display Title
• Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

11 clients hired 12 firms and 47 registered lobbyists who named S. 1283 in 53 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Homeland Security, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Retirement.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 47.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1283 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1283’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Legislative Subjects

S. 1283 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Criminal procedure and sentencing to Firearms and explosives.

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