S4454Referred to Committee

Firearm Safety Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-04-30
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Cory A. Booker
Cory A. Booker
Democrat · NJ · Senator
Votes with party: 83.3% (844 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2026-04-30

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Plain-English 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.

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Commerce

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4454 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4454 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2026 Mr. Booker (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Reed, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Padilla) 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Firearm Safety Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. 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. <all>
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