SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assault Weapons Ban 
of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(38) The term ‘semiautomatic pistol’ means any re-
peating pistol that— 
‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 
chamber the next round; and 
‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 
fire each cartridge. 
‘‘(39) The term ‘semiautomatic shotgun’ means any 
repeating shotgun that— 
‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
shell to extract the fired shell casing and chamber 
the next round; and 
‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 
fire each shell. 
‘‘(40) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’ 
means any of the following, regardless of country of manu-
facture or caliber of ammunition accepted: 
‘‘(A) A semiautomatic rifle that—
‘‘(i) has the capacity to accept a detachable 
ammunition feeding device; and 
‘‘(ii) has any 1 of the following: 
‘‘(I) A pistol grip. 
‘‘(II) A forward grip. 
‘‘(III) A folding, telescoping, or de-
tachable stock, or a stock that is otherwise 
foldable or adjustable in a manner that op-
erates to reduce the length, size, or any 
other dimension, or otherwise enhances the 
concealability, of the weapon. 
‘‘(IV) A grenade launcher. 
‘‘(V) A barrel shroud. 
‘‘(VI) A threaded barrel. 
‘‘(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed am-
munition feeding device with the capacity to accept 
more than 15 rounds, except for an attached tubular 
device designed to accept, and capable of operating 
only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 
‘‘(C) Any part, combination of parts, compo-
nent, device, attachment, or accessory that is de-
signed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of 
a semiautomatic firearm but not convert the semi-
automatic firearm into a machinegun. 
‘‘(D) A semiautomatic pistol that—
‘‘(i) has an ammunition feeding device that 
is not a fixed ammunition feeding device; and 
‘‘(ii) has any 1 of the following: 
‘‘(I) A threaded barrel. 
‘‘(II) A second pistol grip. 
‘‘(III) A barrel shroud. 
‘‘(IV) The capacity to accept a de-
tachable ammunition feeding device at 
some location outside of the pistol grip. 
‘‘(V) A semiautomatic version of an 
automatic firearm. 
‘‘(VI) A manufactured weight of 50 
ounces or more when unloaded. 
‘‘(VII) A buffer tube, stabilizing brace 
or similar component that protrudes hori-
zontally behind the pistol grip, and is de-
signed or redesigned to allow or facilitate 
a firearm to be fired from the shoulder. 
‘‘(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed am-
munition feeding device that has the capacity to ac-
cept more than 15 rounds. 
‘‘(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that— 
‘‘(i) has the capacity to accept a detachable 
ammunition feeding device or a fixed ammuni-
tion feeding device that has the capacity to ac-
cept more than 5 rounds; and 
‘‘(ii) has any 1 of the following: 
‘‘(I) A folding, telescoping, or detach-
able stock. 
‘‘(II) A pistol grip or bird’s head grip. 
‘‘(III) A forward grip. 
‘‘(IV) A grenade launcher. 
‘‘(G) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder. 
‘‘(H) All of the following rifles, copies, dupli-
cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa-
bility of any such weapon thereof: 
‘‘(i) All AK types, including the following: 
‘‘(I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK–74, 
AKM, 
AKS, 
ARM, 
MAK90, 
MISR, 
NHM90, NHM91, Rock River Arms LAR– 
47, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms AK–47, 
VEPR, WASR–10, and WUM. 
‘‘(II) IZHMASH Saiga AK. 
‘‘(III) MAADI AK47 and ARM. 
‘‘(IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 
86S. 
‘‘(V) Poly Technologies AK47 and 
AKS.
‘‘(VI) SKS with a detachable ammu-
nition feeding device. 
‘‘(ii) All AR types, including the following: 
‘‘(I) AR–10. 
‘‘(II) AR–15. 
‘‘(III) Alexander Arms Overmatch 
Plus 16. 
‘‘(IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine. 
‘‘(V) Armalite M15–T. 
‘‘(VI) Barrett REC7. 
‘‘(VII) Beretta AR–70. 
‘‘(VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon 
Scout. 
‘‘(IX) Bushmaster ACR. 
‘‘(X) Bushmaster Carbon 15. 
‘‘(XI) Bushmaster MOE series. 
‘‘(XII) Bushmaster XM15. 
‘‘(XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour ri-
fles. 
‘‘(XIV) Colt Match Target rifles. 
‘‘(XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 
rifles. 
‘‘(XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles. 
‘‘(XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series ri-
fles.
‘‘(XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles. 
‘‘(XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles. 
‘‘(XX) DPMS Tactical rifles. 
‘‘(XXI) DSA Inc. ZM–4 Carbine. 
‘‘(XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556. 
‘‘(XXIII) High Standard HSA–15 ri-
fles. 
‘‘(XXIV) Jesse James Nomad AR–15 
rifle. 
‘‘(XXV) Knight’s Armament SR–15. 
‘‘(XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles. 
‘‘(XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles. 
‘‘(XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical 
rifles. 
‘‘(XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36 
rifle. 
‘‘(XXX) Olympic Arms. 
‘‘(XXXI) POF USA P415. 
‘‘(XXXII) Precision Firearms AR ri-
fles. 
‘‘(XXXIII) Remington R–15 rifles. 
‘‘(XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles. 
‘‘(XXXV) Rock River Arms LAR–15. 
‘‘(XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles 
and MCX rifles.
‘‘(XXXVII) Smith & Wesson M&P15 
rifles. 
‘‘(XXXVIII) Stag Arms AR rifles. 
‘‘(XXXIX) Sturm, Ruger & Co. 
SR556 and AR–556 rifles. 
‘‘(XL) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M–4 ri-
fles. 
‘‘(XLI) Windham Weaponry AR ri-
fles. 
‘‘(XLII) WMD Guns Big Beast. 
‘‘(XLIII) Yankee Hill Machine Com-
pany, Inc. YHM–15 rifles. 
‘‘(iii) Barrett M107A1. 
‘‘(iv) Barrett M82A1. 
‘‘(v) Beretta CX4 Storm. 
‘‘(vi) Calico Liberty Series. 
‘‘(vii) CETME Sporter. 
‘‘(viii) Daewoo K–1, K–2, Max 1, Max 2, 
AR 100, and AR 110C. 
‘‘(ix) 
Fabrique 
Nationale/FN 
Herstal 
FAL, LAR, 22 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 
Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000. 
‘‘(x) Feather Industries AT–9. 
‘‘(xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM. 
‘‘(xii) Hi-Point Carbine.
‘‘(xiii) HK–91, HK–93, HK–94, HK– 
PSG–1, and HK USC. 
‘‘(xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle. 
‘‘(xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU–16, and 
RFB. 
‘‘(xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PE–57, Sig Sauer 
SG 550, Sig Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX. 
‘‘(xvii) Springfield Armory SAR–48. 
‘‘(xviii) Steyr AUG. 
‘‘(xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tac-
tical Rifle M–14/20CF. 
‘‘(xx) All Thompson rifles, including the 
following: 
‘‘(I) Thompson M1SB. 
‘‘(II) Thompson T1100D. 
‘‘(III) Thompson T150D. 
‘‘(IV) Thompson T1B. 
‘‘(V) Thompson T1B100D. 
‘‘(VI) Thompson T1B50D. 
‘‘(VII) Thompson T1BSB. 
‘‘(VIII) Thompson T1–C. 
‘‘(IX) Thompson T1D. 
‘‘(X) Thompson T1SB. 
‘‘(XI) Thompson T5. 
‘‘(XII) Thompson T5100D.
‘‘(XIII) Thompson TM1. 
‘‘(XIV) Thompson TM1C. 
‘‘(xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle. 
‘‘(xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A 
Carbine, and UZI Model B Carbine. 
‘‘(xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78. 
‘‘(xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type. 
‘‘(xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk. 
‘‘(xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine. 
‘‘(I) All of the following pistols, copies, dupli-
cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa-
bility of any such weapon thereof: 
‘‘(i) All AK types, including the following: 
‘‘(I) Centurion 39 AK pistol. 
‘‘(II) CZ Scorpion pistol. 
‘‘(III) Draco AK–47 pistol. 
‘‘(IV) HCR AK–47 pistol. 
‘‘(V) IO Inc. Hellpup AK–47 pistol. 
‘‘(VI) Krinkov pistol. 
‘‘(VII) Mini Draco AK–47 pistol. 
‘‘(VIII) PAP M92 pistol. 
‘‘(IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol. 
‘‘(ii) All AR types, including the following: 
‘‘(I) American Spirit AR–15 pistol. 
‘‘(II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol.
‘‘(III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol 
GEN II. 
‘‘(IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 
Roscoe pistol. 
‘‘(V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol. 
‘‘(VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pis-
tol. 
‘‘(VII) DPMS AR–15 pistol. 
‘‘(VIII) Jesse James Nomad AR–15 
pistol. 
‘‘(IX) Olympic Arms AR–15 pistol. 
‘‘(X) Osprey Armament MK–18 pis-
tol. 
‘‘(XI) POF USA AR pistols. 
‘‘(XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pis-
tol. 
‘‘(XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M–4 
pistol. 
‘‘(iii) Calico pistols. 
‘‘(iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol. 
‘‘(v) Encom MP–9 and MP–45. 
‘‘(vi) Heckler & Koch model SP–89 pistol. 
‘‘(vii) Intratec AB–10, TEC–22 Scorpion, 
TEC–9, and TEC–DC9.
‘‘(viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pis-
tol. 
‘‘(ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol. 
‘‘(x) All MAC types, including the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) MAC–10. 
‘‘(II) MAC–11. 
‘‘(III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 
Mini Pistol, MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical 
Pistol, and MPA Mini Tactical Pistol. 
‘‘(IV) 
Military 
Armament 
Corp. 
Ingram M–11. 
‘‘(V) Velocity Arms VMAC. 
‘‘(xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol. 
‘‘(xii) Sites Spectre. 
‘‘(xiii) All Thompson types, including the 
following: 
‘‘(I) Thompson TA510D. 
‘‘(II) Thompson TA5. 
‘‘(xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI. 
‘‘(J) All of the following shotguns, copies, dupli-
cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa-
bility of any such weapon thereof: 
‘‘(i) DERYA Anakon MC–1980, Anakon 
SD12.
‘‘(ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns. 
‘‘(iii) Franchi LAW–12 and SPAS 12. 
‘‘(iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘(I) IZHMASH Saiga 12. 
‘‘(II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S. 
‘‘(III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP– 
01. 
‘‘(IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K. 
‘‘(V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K–030. 
‘‘(VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K–040 
Taktika. 
‘‘(v) Streetsweeper. 
‘‘(vi) Striker 12. 
‘‘(K) All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms, in-
cluding TNW M2HB and FN M2495. 
‘‘(L) Any combination of parts from which a 
firearm described in subparagraphs (A) through (K) 
can be assembled. 
‘‘(M) The frame or receiver of a rifle or shot-
gun described in subparagraph (G), (H), (J), or (K). 
‘‘(41) The term ‘large capacity ammunition feeding 
device’— 
‘‘(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, 
or similar device, including any such device joined or
coupled with another in any manner, that has an 
overall capacity of, or that can be readily restored, 
changed, or converted to accept, more than 15 
rounds of ammunition; and 
‘‘(B) does not include an attached tubular de-
vice designed to accept, and capable of operating 
only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.’’. 
(b) RELATED DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 
18, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(42) The term ‘barrel shroud’— 
‘‘(A) means a shroud that is attached to, or 
partially or completely encircles, the barrel of a fire-
arm so that the shroud protects the user of the fire-
arm from heat generated by the barrel; and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
‘‘(i) a slide that partially or completely en-
closes the barrel; or 
‘‘(ii) an extension of the stock along the 
bottom of the barrel which does not encircle or 
substantially encircle the barrel. 
‘‘(43) The term ‘detachable ammunition feeding de-
vice’ means an ammunition feeding device that can be re-
moved from a firearm without disassembly of the firearm 
action.
‘‘(44) The term ‘fixed ammunition feeding device’ 
means an ammunition feeding device that is contained in 
and not removable from or is permanently fixed to the fire-
arm, but does not include an attached tubular device de-
signed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 
caliber rimfire ammunition. 
‘‘(45) The term ‘folding, telescoping, or detachable 
stock’ means a stock that folds, telescopes, detaches or 
otherwise operates to reduce the length, size, or any other 
dimension, or otherwise enhances the concealability, of a 
firearm. 
‘‘(46) The term ‘forward grip’ means a grip located 
forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol grip. 
‘‘(47) The term ‘grenade launcher’ means an attach-
ment for use on a firearm that is designed to propel a 
grenade or other similar destructive device. 
‘‘(48) The term ‘permanently inoperable’ means a 
firearm which is incapable of discharging a shot by means 
of an explosive and incapable of being readily restored to 
a firing condition. 
‘‘(49) The term ‘pistol grip’ means a grip, a thumb-
hole stock or Thordsen-type grip or stock, or any other 
characteristic that can function as a grip. 
‘‘(50) The term ‘threaded barrel’ means a feature or 
characteristic that is designed in such a manner to allow
for the attachment of a device such as a firearm silencer 
or a flash suppressor. 
‘‘(51) The term ‘qualified law enforcement officer’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 926B. 
‘‘(52) The term ‘grandfathered semiautomatic as-
sault weapon’ means any semiautomatic assault weapon 
the importation, possession, sale, or transfer of which 
would be unlawful under section 922(v) but for the excep-
tion under paragraph (2) of such section. 
‘‘(53) The term ‘belt-fed semiautomatic firearm’ 
means any repeating firearm that— 
‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 
chamber the next round; 
‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 
fire each cartridge; and 
‘‘(C) has the capacity to accept a belt ammuni-
tion feeding device.’’. 
SEC. 3. RESTRICTIONS ON ASSAULT WEAPONS AND LARGE 
CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after subsection (u) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(v)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to import, 
sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting 
interstate or foreign commerce, a semiautomatic assault 
weapon. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession, 
sale, or transfer of any semiautomatic assault weapon oth-
erwise lawfully possessed under Federal law on the date 
of enactment of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. 
‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any firearm 
that— 
‘‘(A) is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, 
or slide action, except for a shotgun described in sec-
tion 921(a)(40)(G); 
‘‘(B) has been rendered permanently inoperable; 
‘‘(C) is an antique firearm, as defined in section 
921 of this title; or 
‘‘(D) is only capable of firing rimfire ammuni-
tion. 
‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) the importation for, manufacture for, sale 
to, transfer to, or possession by— 
‘‘(i) the United States, or a department or 
agency of the United States; or 
‘‘(ii) a State, or a department, agency, or 
political subdivision of a State;