3.0.0 1915 2023-01-11T13:38:18Z 2023-01-11T13:38:18Z Senate S 2017-10-04 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-10-04T16:30:32Z Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2017 115 2380 HR 2017-06-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2017-10-04 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-10-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-10-04 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-10-04 True Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advanced technology and technological innovations Consumer Product Safety Commission Firearms and explosives Law enforcement administration and funding Manufacturing Product safety and quality Research administration and funding Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-10-04 Introduced in Senate 2018-02-28T18:03:39Z

Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the National Institute of Justice to make grants to states or local governments, nonprofit or for-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education to develop technology for personalized handguns (i.e., technology that enables only an authorized user to fire a handgun).

The bill prohibits, subject to exceptions: (1) the manufacture of a handgun inside the United States that is not a personalized handgun, and (2) the distribution in commerce of a handgun that is not a personalized handgun or retrofitted personalized handgun. It authorizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission and states to enforce violations, which are treated as violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

A manufacturer must, at an owner's request, retrofit a U.S.-manufactured handgun that is not a personalized handgun or retrofitted personalized handgun. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may use amounts from the DOJ Assets Forfeiture Fund to reimburse a manufacturer for the costs of retrofitting.

Finally, the bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to modify the definition of "qualified product." Current law limits civil actions against a licensed manufacturer, dealer, or seller of a qualified product for injuries resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of the product. This bill specifies that a newly manufactured handgun is not a qualified product unless is it a personalized handgun or retrofitted personalized handgun.

]]> Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2017 Display Title Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the development and use of technology for personalized handguns, to require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the United States incorporate such technology, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1915is/xml/BILLS-115s1915is.xml 2017-10-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.