# 119-s-1283: Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act

119-s-1283, Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-09-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1283
- Congress: 119
- Title: Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-19

## Summary

**Exempts certain "less-than-lethal projectile devices" from federal firearm restrictions.** It creates a legal definition for those devices and a 90-day review timeline for requests to the Attorney General. - Manufacturers and designers would get a clear statutory definition that lists three technical limits: the device cannot be designed to use common handgun, rifle, or shotgun ammunition, cannot fire projectiles above 500 feet per second, and cannot accept pistol-grip or common semiautomatic feeding devices. - Device makers or owners could ask the Attorney General to decide whether a product meets that definition, and the Attorney General must make the determination within 90 days of receiving the device.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules for less-lethal devices: mixed, low. This bill would add a new legal definition of a "less-than-lethal projectile device" to 18 U.S.C. 921. It would cover devices not made to fire common handgun, rifle, or shotgun ammunition. It would also cover devices that cannot fire projectiles above 500 feet per second and that are designed not t…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1283 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1283)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1283 (as of 2026-09-19).