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Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-1008| House 
| Updated: 4/23/2021
Carolyn B. Maloney

Carolyn B. Maloney

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (3)
André Carson (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2021 This bill establishes a framework to regulate handguns as consumer products. The bill establishes two general requirements: (1) new domestically manufactured handguns must be personalized handguns, and (2) handguns distributed in commerce must be personalized handguns or retrofitted personalized handguns. A personalized handgun allows only an authorized user to fire the handgun. The bill directs the National Institute of Justice to make grants to develop technology for personalized handguns. It also requires gun manufacturers to retrofit, at an owner's request, a domestically manufactured handgun that is not a personalized handgun or retrofitted personalized handgun. The bill authorizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue safety standards for personalized handguns. The CPSC and states may enforce violations, which are treated as violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act. The bill retains civil liability protections for gun manufacturers for harms resulting from the misuse of a handgun, but only if the handgun is a personalized handgun or retrofitted personalized handgun.
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Timeline
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 11, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Apr 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • February 11, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 11, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 12, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.


  • April 23, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-1008| House 
| Updated: 4/23/2021
Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2021 This bill establishes a framework to regulate handguns as consumer products. The bill establishes two general requirements: (1) new domestically manufactured handguns must be personalized handguns, and (2) handguns distributed in commerce must be personalized handguns or retrofitted personalized handguns. A personalized handgun allows only an authorized user to fire the handgun. The bill directs the National Institute of Justice to make grants to develop technology for personalized handguns. It also requires gun manufacturers to retrofit, at an owner's request, a domestically manufactured handgun that is not a personalized handgun or retrofitted personalized handgun. The bill authorizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue safety standards for personalized handguns. The CPSC and states may enforce violations, which are treated as violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act. The bill retains civil liability protections for gun manufacturers for harms resulting from the misuse of a handgun, but only if the handgun is a personalized handgun or retrofitted personalized handgun.
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Timeline
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 11, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Apr 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • February 11, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 11, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 12, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.


  • April 23, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Carolyn B. Maloney

Carolyn B. Maloney

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (3)
André Carson (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsConsumer Product Safety CommissionFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingManufacturingProduct safety and qualityResearch administration and funding