he’s working for an assault-weapons ban and other common-sense gun safety measures
Work for an assault-weapons ban.
Occurrences
He promises to be "ferocious in supporting members who will vote for an assault weapons ban"
Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]* 02/01/2023
We need an assault-weapons ban, because weapons of war have no place on our streets or near our schools.
Evidence
The campaign issue page says Jake Auchincloss was working for an assault-weapons ban and other gun-safety measures because he believed weapons of war have no place on streets or near schools.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 1808 was passed by the House on July 29, 2022 and then received in the Senate on August 1, 2022, where it was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee; the bill did not become law.
The House Clerk records that on July 29, 2022, the House voted 215-205 on the previous question for the rule covering H.R. 1808, the assault-weapons bill; Representative Auchincloss voted Yea.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 698 was introduced in the House on February 1, 2023 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee, with Auchincloss listed among the bill's cosponsors; the bill remained at the introduced stage.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 3115 was introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee on April 30, 2025, and lists Representative Auchincloss as a cosponsor; the bill remained introduced and did not become law by the as-of date.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Jake Auchincloss as a cosponsor of H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, with cosponsor date 04/30/2025. The bill's latest action remains referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 04/30/2025, and its status is still Introduced.
Jake Auchincloss's campaign issues page says he believes weapons of war do not belong on streets or near schools and says he is working for an assault-weapons ban and other gun-safety measures.
Congress.gov lists H.R.1808 as the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, shows Rep. Jake Auchincloss as a cosponsor dated March 11, 2021, and records that the bill passed the House on July 29, 2022 by roll call vote 410 before being referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The House Clerk records Roll Call 410 on July 29, 2022 as the passage vote on H.R.1808, the Assault Weapons Ban; the measure passed 217-213 and Representative Auchincloss of Massachusetts voted Yea.
Congress.gov lists H.R.3115 as the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, with official title to regulate assault weapons, and lists Rep. Jake Auchincloss as a cosponsor dated April 30, 2025. The latest action is referral to the House Judiciary Committee, and the bill status is Introduced.
Assessments
The promise was framed as working for an assault-weapons ban, not guaranteeing enactment. In the relevant federal House context, Auchincloss materially acted on that promise by cosponsoring H.R.1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, and voting yea when it passed the House on July 29, 2022 during the 2022 campaign cycle. The bill did not become law, but his campaign commitment was to work for the ban, and his sponsorship and floor vote constitute delivery in the same term.
The promise was framed as an effort promise to work for an assault-weapons ban, not as a guarantee that a ban would become law. In office, Auchincloss repeatedly took concrete legislative actions consistent with that pledge: he voted to advance the 2022 House assault-weapons-ban measure and cosponsored assault-weapons-ban bills in the 118th and 119th Congresses. Because the relevant standard here is whether he worked for the policy in his federal office, those actions satisfy the promise even though Congress did not enact a ban.
The promise was to work for an assault-weapons ban, not necessarily to secure enactment. The evidence shows Auchincloss repeatedly supported assault-weapons-ban legislation during his House service, including backing H.R. 1808 in 2022 as it passed the House and later cosponsoring H.R. 698 in 2023 and H.R. 3115 in 2025. Although no federal assault-weapons ban became law, his legislative sponsorship and floor support satisfy the action promised.