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HR 1423 109th Congress House

Childproof Handgun Act of 2005

Official title: To ban the manufacture, sale, delivery, and transfer of handguns that cannot be personalized, and to provide for a report to the Congress on the commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms.

Introduced: March 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 10, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Childproof Handgun Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit any person who is not a licensed collector from manufacturing, selling, delivering, or transferring a handgun that cannot be personalized, with exceptions for individuals acting under the authority of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision. Defines "personalized" to mean a handgun that incorporates a device or feature that: (1) allows the handgun to be fired only by a particular individual; (2) is not capable of being readily deactivated; and (3) may allow the handgun to be personalized to one or more additional individuals.

Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to determine whether the technology involved in personalizing firearms will be commercially feasible within five years considering criteria including the reliability of the technology and the difference in price for personalized firearms and equivalent firearms that are not personalized.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Mar 17, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2005
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Mar 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1423: Childproof Handgun Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1423/
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"H.R. 1423: Childproof Handgun Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1423/.
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H.R. 1423, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1423/.
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