United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 419 (114th)
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015
Introduced
20 January 2015
Last action
5 February 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1], Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015 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.
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Timeline
20 January 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
20 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 20 January 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/419
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/419
- us · 114-hr-419 · source updated 12 August 2025