Federal law currently bars the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — the agency that sets safety rules for products like car seats and power tools — from regulating firearms. Pistols, revolvers, and other guns are explicitly excluded from the agency’s definition of “consumer product.” This bill removes that exclusion, giving the CPSC legal authority for the first time to research and write safety standards for firearms. The bill doesn’t impose any specific new rules on guns itself; it opens the door for the agency to act on things like drop safety, child-resistant features, or other design standards.
Corporate Benefits
- CPSC regulatory exemption for firearms manufacturers — Removed, enabling federal consumer safety standard-setting for pistols, revolvers, and other guns
Civil Liberties
- Federal regulatory authority over firearms — CPSC gains legal authority to issue safety standards for products covered by the Second Amendment
Congressional Summary
Firearm Safety Act of 2025This 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.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-02-11
- Date Added
- 2026-06-23
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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