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Firearm Safety Act of 2026
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 for safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Firearm Safety Act of 2026
This bill allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components.
Under current law, firearms, shells, cartridges, and components thereof are excluded from the CPSC's rulemaking authority.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Apr 30, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Apr 30, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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