Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB213
Legislation Overview
Title: Look-Alike Weapons Safety Act of 2015
Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Child safety and welfare: Consumer Product Safety Commission: Consumer affairs: Department of Commerce: Firearms and explosives: Manufacturing: Product safety and quality: Commerce
Description: Look-Alike Weapons Safety Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 to prohibit manufacturing, entering into commerce, shipping, transporting, or receiving any toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm unless the permanent color of the entire exterior surface is white, bright orange, or another specified predominant bright color. (Currently, imitation firearms are required to have only an orange plug inserted into the barrel.) Revises the definition of "look-alike firearm" to include traditional B-B and pellet-firing air guns that expel a projectile through the force of air pressure. Maintains the exclusion of paint-ball guns.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Last Action Date: January 21, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/213/all-info
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Barbara Boxer (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2015 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 27 2015 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
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