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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

American Handgun Standards Act of 1997

S. 70Introduced Jan 21, 1997Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Boxer D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 21, 1997 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

6 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 5 Democrats

1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

John Chafee (R-RI), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), John Reed (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.