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Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005

Introduced: July 29, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9518-9519)
Jul 29, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9518)
Jul 29, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable tax credit for up to 25 percent of the cost of a qualified residential gun safe. Defines "qualified residential gun safe" as a container not intended for the display of firearms which is specifically designed to store or safeguard firearms from unauthorized access and which meets established performance standards. Limits the amount of such credit to $250.

What's happening now July 29, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9518-9519)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 947 Identical bill Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005
  • S 1584 Identical bill Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 29, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1598: Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1598/
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"S. 1598: Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1598/.
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S. 1598, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1598/.
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