S 1460 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Firearm Safety Act of 2023

This bill removes firearms from an existing exclusion in the Consumer Product Safety Act, meaning firearms would now be classified as consumer products under federal safety regulations. This change directly affects firearm manufacturers and sellers, who would then be subject to the same safety standards enforced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as other consumer goods. The key mechanism is amending Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act to eliminate the specific exemption that previously prevented firearms from being regulated under this law.
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May 2023
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Introduced May 4, 2023 Last action May 4, 2023
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May 4, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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May 4, 2023
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