# 119-s-246: Interstate Transport Act of 2025

119-s-246, Interstate Transport Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-246
- Congress: 119
- Title: Interstate Transport Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Would create a federal right for people to transport knives across state lines for lawful purposes.** It would set conditions for secure storage, allow certain emergency cutting tools in passenger compartments, and leave aircraft cabin rules to the Transportation Security Administration. - Travelers: People would be allowed to carry knives between places where possession is legal if the knife is not directly accessible in a vehicle or is kept in a locked container for other travel modes. - Emergency tools: Blunt tipped or guarded knives designed to cut seat belts for escape would be allowed in passenger compartments without locked storage. - Legal relief for defendants: A person who wins a claim or defense under the bill would be awarded costs and reasonable attorney fees and could have arrest and prosecution records expunged. - State and local rules: Conflicting state or local transport bans would be overridden by the federal baseline but the bill would not reduce any broader state rights to possess or carry knives.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal right to transport knives: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let people not barred by federal law carry knives between places where they may lawfully have them. For car travel, the knife must not be directly accessible from the passenger area, or if the car has no separate compartment, it must be in a locked container other than th…
- Recover legal fees and expunge records: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require courts to award costs and reasonable attorney's fees to a person who asserts this section as a claim or defense and prevails in a civil or criminal case. If the person prevails in a criminal case, the court would also order official arrest and case records relatin…

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## Sources
- [119-s-246 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/246)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-246 (as of 2026-09-10).