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HR 3224 114th Congress House

Gun Look-Alike Case Act

Official title: To regulate the sale of cases and covers that resemble firearms, to amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 with respect to the regulation of… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To regulate the sale of cases and covers that resemble firearms, to amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 with respect to the regulation of toy, look-alike, and imitation firearms, and to provide penalties for a violation of such regulations.

Introduced: July 27, 2015 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer Product Safety CommissionConsumer affairsDepartment of Commerce
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Federal preemptionFirearms and explosivesManufacturingProduct safety and qualityState and local government operations
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Jul 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Jul 27, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 27, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 31, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gun Look-Alike Case Act

Transfers the Department of Commerce's authority to regulate the markings on toy, look-alike, or imitation firearms under the Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA).

Amends the CPSIA to prohibit a toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm from being manufactured, entered into commerce, shipped, transported, or received unless it contains, or has affixed to it, a marking approved by the CPSC.

Maintains existing standards that require such firearms, subject to regulatory exceptions, to have a blaze orange plug inserted in their barrels. Sets forth exceptions that: (1) authorize the CPSC to provide for alternative markings or devices, or (2) require former Commerce regulations concerning approved markings to be considered approved by the CPSC in the absence of any CPSC regulations.

Expands the categories of look-alike firearms subject to such marking requirements and regulations to include product cases or covers that have the appearance, shape, or configuration of a firearm.

Repeals Commerce's authorities for approving alternative markings and penalizing violations. Requires violations to instead be treated under the CPSIA.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3224: Gun Look-Alike Case Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3224/
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"H.R. 3224: Gun Look-Alike Case Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3224/.
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H.R. 3224, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3224/.
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