H.R. 4991

Summary

H.R. 4991, the Disarming Felons Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 15, 2025 by Rep. Elizabeth Van Duyne (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Aug 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 4991 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 4991 IH: Disarming Felons Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4991  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 15, 2025   Ms. Van Duyne  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a firearm by, an adult who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of age but not 18 years of age, committed an offense that would have been a felony if committed by an adult.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Disarming Felons Act  .
2.
Prohibition on disposition of firearm to, and possession of firearm by, an adult who, while a juvenile who had attained
15  years of age but not
18  years of age, committed an offense that would have been a felony if committed by an adult
(a)
Prohibition on disposition
Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the 1st sentence—
(1)
by striking  or  at the end of paragraph (10);
(2)
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting  ; or ; and
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
(12)
while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of age but not 18 years of age, committed an act of juvenile delinquency that would have been a felony if committed by an adult.
 .
(b)
Prohibition on possession
Section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking  or  at the end of paragraph (8)(C)(ii);
(2)
by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting  ; or ; and
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
(10)
who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of age but not 18 years of age, committed an act of juvenile delinquency that would have been a felony if committed by an adult,
 .

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To prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a firearm by, an adult who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of age but not 18 years of age, committed an offense that would have been a felony if committed by an adult.

Sponsors

Rep. Elizabeth Van Duyne (R) sponsors H.R. 4991 alone.

Elizabeth Van Duyne

Rep. · R–TX-24 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 4991 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Aug 15, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4991 has taken 2 actions since Aug 15, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4991 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4991 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Disarming Felons Act — Display Title
• Disarming Felons Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a firearm by, an adult who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of age but not 18 years of age, committed an offense that would have been a felony if committed by an adult. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4991 in 10 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 Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Natural Resources, Veterans.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4991 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4991’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

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