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Interstate Transport Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-01-24Topic: criminal justice · transportation · civil rights

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-11-18SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 268.
2025-11-18SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-96.refer
2025-11-18Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-96.report
2025-02-05SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.refer
2025-01-24SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.refer
2025-01-24Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.