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HR 1014 107th Congress House

Child Handgun Injury Prevention Act

Official title: To prevent children from injuring themselves with handguns.

Introduced: April 25, 2001 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Accident preventionAmmunitionBusiness recordsChild safety
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 19, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Apr 2, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 21, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1038)
Mar 14, 2001
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.
Mar 14, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 19, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Child Handgun Injury Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations governing the design, manufacture, performance of, and commerce in, handgun discharge protection products to reduce or prevent unreasonable risk of injury to children from the unintentional discharge of handguns. Requires a minimum safety standard that ensures that such a product: (1) is of adequate quality and construction to prevent children from operating a handgun; and (2) cannot be removed except through the use of a key, combination, or other method of access made possible by the manufacturer. Directs the Secretary to: (1) consider products that are not detachable but are permanently installed and incorporated into the design of a handgun; and (2) consider using test protocols relating to poison prevention packaging standards.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) require the manufacturer to recall, repair, replace, or provide refunds with respect to, a handgun discharge protection device which has been designed, manufactured, transferred, or delivered in violation of this Act; and (2) make inspections to ascertain compliance.

Prohibits: (1) a licensed manufacturer or importer from selling, transferring, or delivering to any person any handgun without a product that meets the standard; and (2) a licensed dealer from selling, transferring, or delivering to any person any handgun without the product supplied to the dealer by the licensed manufacturer or importer. Makes exceptions for Federal, state, and local governments.

Requires warning labels for handguns. Provides for enforcement of this Act through civil penalties, firearms license revocation, a private right of action, and criminal penalties.

Allows State law to afford greater protection to children regarding handguns than is afforded by this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 12
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 17, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 17, 2001
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 11, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 12, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 12, 2001
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· May 22, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 22, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 22, 2001
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Apr 25, 2001
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 25, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 25, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 25, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 3, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1014: Child Handgun Injury Prevention Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1014/
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"H.R. 1014: Child Handgun Injury Prevention Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1014/.
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H.R. 1014, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1014/.
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