Reinstate the Federal Assault Weapons Ban.

and reinstating the Federal Assault Weapons Ban

Commits to reinstating the Federal Assault Weapons Ban.

Gun Violence
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

The page attributes to Schneider's 2012 House campaign website a gun-policy plank to pursue "Reinstating the Federal Assault Weapons Ban."

This establishes the campaign promise being assessed: Schneider pledged, as a House candidate, to pursue reinstatement of the federal assault weapons ban.

unresolved unknown

Brad Schneider on Gun Control
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 85%

Congress.gov lists H.R.1808 as passed by the House on July 29, 2022, then received in the Senate and referred to Judiciary on August 1, 2022.

The House advanced a bill that would ban semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition feeding devices, but it did not become law in the 117th Congress.

never later_term A for effort

H.R.1808 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, 117th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

The House Clerk records H.R.1808 passing 217-213, and lists Schneider, Democrat of Illinois, voting Yea.

Schneider took a concrete pro-ban vote on the House-passed assault weapons ban, but the measure still failed to become enacted federal law.

never later_term A for effort

Roll Call 410, H.R.1808, Assault Weapons Ban
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

Congress.gov lists H.R.698 as introduced and referred to House Judiciary, with Rep. Bradley Scott Schneider as a cosponsor on February 1, 2023.

Schneider cosponsored another federal assault weapons ban bill, but Congress.gov shows it remained at the introduced/referral stage and was not enacted.

never later_term A for effort

H.R.698 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2023, 118th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

Congress.gov lists H.R.3115 as introduced and referred to House Judiciary, with Schneider as an original cosponsor on April 30, 2025.

As of the assessment date, Schneider backed the 119th Congress assault weapons ban bill, but the official record shows no passage or enactment.

never later_term A for effort

H.R.3115 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, 119th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

ATF describes the former 18 U.S.C. 922(v) assault-weapon provision as in effect from 1994 through September 13, 2004.

The prior federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004; the later bills Schneider supported did not reinstate it by June 1, 2026.

never unknown

ATF National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment: Firearm Commerce Updates and New Analysis
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%