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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB5162

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearm Safety Act of 2018

Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Consumer Product Safety Commission: Firearms and explosives: Product safety and quality: Commerce

Description: Firearm Safety Act of 2018 This bill amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components.

Session: 115th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

Last Action Date: March 9, 2018

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5162/all-info

Sponsors

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34 sponsors: Robin Kelly (D); James McGovern (D); Juan Vargas (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Elijah Cummings (D); Katherine Clark (D); Seth Moulton (D); Tim Ryan (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Carolyn Maloney (D); John Yarmuth (D); Luis Gutierrez (D); Adam Schiff (D); Tony Cardenas (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Betty McCollum (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); William Keating (D); Danny Davis (D); Stacey Plaskett (D); Julia Brownley (D); David Cicilline (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Raul Grijalva (D); James Langevin (D); Maxine Waters (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Jose Serrano (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Pramila Jayapal (D); Ed Perlmutter (D); Steve Cohen (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 8% (34 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 9, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
House Mar 5, 2018 Introduced in House
House Mar 5, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Mar 13 2018 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: Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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