Responsible Firearms Marketing Act
HR 3502, the Responsible Firearms Marketing Act, directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study and regulate deceptive advertising practices related to firearms. The FTC must study marketing that targets minors, implies illegal use, or promotes semiautomatic assault weapons, then report findings to Congress within two years. If the FTC identifies unfair practices, it must issue enforceable regulations within 18 months of the report to prohibit such marketing by firearm manufacturers, dealers, and importers. The law aims to stop deceptive advertising through FTC enforcement under existing consumer protection rules, directly affecting the firearms industry.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
May 2023
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Introduced May 18, 2023
Last action May 19, 2023
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May 19, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
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May 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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May 18, 2023
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
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Robin L. Kelly
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Andy Kim
DDemocratic
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Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
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Becca Balint
DDemocratic
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
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Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
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Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Gwen Moore
DDemocratic
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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
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