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    <item congress="119" measure-type="s" measure-number="346" measure-id="id119s346" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2025-01-30" update-date="2025-05-01">
        <title>Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2025</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119s346v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2025-05-01">
            <action-date>2025-01-30</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill permits an individual to transport a knife between two places (e.g., states) where knife possession, carry, or transport is legal. The knife must be transported in&nbsp;compliance with the bill's&nbsp;accessibility and secure storage requirements, unless it is an emergency knife or tool designed to cut seat belts.</p><p>An individual who is transporting a knife in compliance with this bill may not be arrested or detained for a knife violation unless there is probable cause to believe the individual failed to comply with the accessibility or&nbsp;secure storage requirements. An individual may assert compliance with this bill as a claim or defense in any civil or criminal proceeding.</p>]]></summary-text>
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