United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3478 (113th)
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2013
Introduced
13 November 2013
Last action
9 January 2014 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1], Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11], Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2013 - Entitles any person who is not otherwise prohibited by federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a knife to transport a knife from any place where such person may lawfully possess, carry, or transport such a knife to any other place where such person may lawfully do so: (1) by motor vehicle if the knife is not directly accessible from the passenger compartment or is in a locked container, glove compartment, or console; or (2) by other means over land or through water or the air if the knife is in a locked container. Allows any knife or tool designed for enabling escape in an emergency incorporating a blunt tipped safety blade, a guarded blade, or both for cutting safety belts to be carried in the passenger compartment without being secured in a locked container, glove compartment, or console, except in the passenger cabin of aircraft whose passengers are subject to airport screening procedures of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
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Timeline
13 November 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
13 November 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 November 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 January 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 November 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2014
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3478
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3478
- us · 113-hr-3478 · source updated 12 August 2025