United States · Bill · S
S. 1588 (116th)
Freedom of Commerce Act
Introduced
22 May 2019
Last action
22 May 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Subjects
Defence, Transport, Postal service
Source updated
14 January 2025
Defence · Transport · Postal service
Summary
Freedom of Commerce Act This bill repeals provisions restricting the sale, transport, and distribution of switchblade knives. In addition, the bill prohibits all ballistic knives (i.e., knives with detachable blades that are propelled by spring-operated mechanisms) from being deposited in, carried by the mails, or delivered by any officer or employee of the U.S. Postal Service, except to certain military and governmental officials and manufacturers, under specified conditions.
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Timeline
22 May 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 May 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1588
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1588
- us · 116-s-1588 · source updated 14 January 2025