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H.R.671

H.R.671: Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection Act of 2001

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This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
This bill is primarily about congress
Introduced Feb. 14, 2001
Latest Major Action March 2, 2001

Bill Sponsor

Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

Bill Cosponsors

27 (All Democrats)

Martin T. Meehan (D-Mass.)
Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)
Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.)
John F. Tierney (D-Mass.)
Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.)
Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.)
Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)
Jim McGovern (D-Mass.)
John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)
Bob Filner (D-Calif.)
Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.)
Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)
John W. Olver (D-Mass.)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)
George Miller (D-Calif.)
Joe Moakley (D-Mass.)
Barney Frank (D-Mass.)
Tom Lantos (D-Calif.)
Lane A. Evans (D-Ill.)
Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
Hilda L. Solis (D-Calif.)
Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
Jim Langevin (D-R.I.)
Robert Wexler (D-Fla.)
Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)
Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.)

Bill Summary

Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations governing the design, manufacture, and performance of, and commerce in, firearm products as reasonably necessary to reduce or prevent unreasonable risk of injury. Allows individuals to petition the Secretary to take certain actions with respect to such products.Grants the Secretary authority to issue orders, require recalls, and...

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Date	Description
	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb. 14, 2001	Introduced in the House by Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

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Introduced in the House by Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)