United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1280 (106th)
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban toys which in size, shape, or overall appearance resemble real handguns.
Introduced
24 March 1999
Last action
7 April 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Sponsors
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Sheila Jackson Lee
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule in accordance with specified provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act to declare as a banned hazardous product any toy that resembles a real handgun.
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Timeline
24 March 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 April 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 March 1999 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 March 1999
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 March 1999
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 24 March 1999
Sponsors
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1280
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1280
- us · 106-hr-1280 · source updated 7 April 2025