{"id":"3dd3d0f0-53ba-4a2f-b1a4-f87e0503c5e7","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"s","billNumber":4454,"title":"Firearm Safety Act of 2026","displayTitle":"Firearm Safety Act of 2026","abstract":"Firearm Safety Act of 2026 This bill allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components. Under current law, firearms, shells, cartridges, and components thereof are excluded from the CPSC's rulemaking authority.","displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>Firearms, including pistols and revolvers, would no longer be excluded from the Consumer Product Safety Act's definition of a consumer product. The change would allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue product safety standards for firearms in the same way it does for other consumer goods. The bill makes no other changes to firearms laws and leaves ammunition's separate treatment intact. No new penalties or licensing requirements are created.</p>","status":"INTRODUCED","topics":["ECONOMY"],"introducedAt":"2026-04-30T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2026-04-30T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":null,"accountabilityFlags":{"civil_liberties":["↑ CPSC authority — Extended to set safety standards on firearms sold to consumers"],"corporate_benefits":["↓ Firearm manufacturer exemption — Removed from Consumer Product Safety Act coverage"]},"tldr":"Lets the Consumer Product Safety Commission set safety standards for firearms, treating guns like other consumer products for the first time.","summaryStandard":null,"flagExplainers":{},"flagValence":{},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Introduced in Senate","chamber":"SENATE","policyArea":"Commerce","legislativeSubjects":[],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","latestTextVersion":"Introduced in Senate","textVersionUsed":null,"dateAdded":"2026-05-19T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":null,"recordId":"3dd3d0f0-53ba-4a2f-b1a4-f87e0503c5e7","feedIdentityKey":"119/s/4454","websiteBillId":"S-4454","yourvoiceSummary":"Firearms, including pistols and revolvers, would no longer be excluded from the Consumer Product Safety Act's definition of a consumer product. The change would allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue product safety standards for firearms in the same way it does for other consumer goods. The bill makes no other changes to firearms laws and leaves ammunition's separate treatment intact. No new penalties or licensing requirements are created.","updatedAt":"2026-10-24T11:00:37.585843+00:00"}