Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB2464
Legislation Overview
Title: To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Subject: Commerce: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Consumer Product Safety Commission: Firearms and explosives: Product safety and quality
Description: Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove from the definition of "consumer product" the exclusion for any article sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer that would be subject to a firearms sales tax under the Internal Revenue Code for pistols, revolvers, and other firearms, including shells and cartridges, thereby permitting the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue safety standards for such articles.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Last Action Date: June 21, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN02464:@@@L&summ2=m&
Sponsors
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13 sponsors: Robin Kelly; Brown, Corrine; Cartwright, Matt; Clarke, Yvette D.; Davis, Danny K.; Edwards, Donna F.; Jeffries, Hakeem S.; Kuster, Ann M.; Lee, Barbara; Meeks, Gregory W.; Payne, Donald, Jr.; Rush, Bobby L.; Scott, Robert C. "Bobby";
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (13 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 21, 2013 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. |
| House | Jun 20, 2013 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 25 2013 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Energy And Commerce
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