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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB2464

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Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to include pistols, revolvers, and other firearms in the definition of €˜€˜consumer product€™€™ in order to permit the regulation of firearms by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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

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

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

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"

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 bill text 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 Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill

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