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HR 2202 111th Congress House

Child Safety and Home Security Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit against income tax for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for the safe storage of firearms.

Introduced: May 5, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Child safety and welfareFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesIncome tax credits
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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.
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Apr 30, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 30, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Child Safety and Home Security Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit for the purchase of a residential safe storage device to secure firearms.

Prohibits the creation of a database identifying gun owners using information from tax returns on which the credit under this Act is claimed.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 5, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2202: Child Safety and Home Security Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2202/
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"H.R. 2202: Child Safety and Home Security Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2202/.
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H.R. 2202, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2202/.
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