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Interstate Transport Act of 2025
A bill to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Interstate Transport Act of 2025
This bill permits an individual to transport a knife between two places (e.g., states) where it is legal to possess, carry, or transport the knife. The knife must be transported in compliance with the bill's accessibility and secure storage requirements, unless it is an emergency knife or tool designed to cut seat belts.
An individual who is transporting a knife in compliance with this bill may not be arrested for a knife violation unless there is probable cause to believe the individual failed to comply with the accessibility or secure storage requirements.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Nov 18, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 268.
- Nov 18, 2025 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-96.
- Feb 5, 2025 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 24, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jan 24, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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