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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1460
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 4, 2023Mr. Booker (for himself, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
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.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Firearm Safety Act of 2023.
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Removal of exclusion of firearms from the definition of consumer product
Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E) and redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (I) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively.