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This legislation is more pressure from anti-gun legislators to push gun issues under the control of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Title: Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019
Subject: Commerce: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Consumer Product Safety Commission: Firearms and explosives: Product safety and quality
Description: Requires safety standards for firearm locks and safes. Under such standards, firearm locks must be reasonably designed to (1) prevent the firearm from discharging while the lock is activated, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the firearm. Further, firearm safes must be reasonably designed to (1) secure firearms, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the safe through physical manipulation or damage.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Last Action Date: December 17, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3065/all-info
Companion Bill: HB4691
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21 sponsors: Richard Blumenthal (D); Ron Wyden (D); Richard Durbin (D); Edward Markey (D); Robert Menendez (D); Robert Casey (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D); Cory Booker (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Sherrod Brown (D); Christopher Coons (D); Amy Klobuchar (D); Kamala Harris (D); Tom Udall (D); Tammy Duckworth (D); Patty Murray (D); Tammy Baldwin (D); Jack Reed (D); Thomas Carper (D); Elizabeth Warren (D); Christopher Murphy (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
Senate | Dec 17 2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Dec 27 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Commerce, Science, And Transportation
There have not been any votes on this bill