Senate resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that every handgun sold in the United States should include a child safety device.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 9, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
Latest action: Oct 9, 1997 — 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
19 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 17 Democrats, 1 independent
2 of 19 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Joseph Biden (D-DE), John Chafee (R-RI), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), John Reed (D-RI), Charles Robb (D-VA), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Barbara Boxer.
- S. 1898 (105th) A bill to designate the Federal building located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the "Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building".
- S.Res. 173 (105th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the protection of reproductive health services clinics.
- S. 1207 (105th) A bill to authorize the President to award a congressional gold medal to the family of the late Raul Julia, and for other purposes.
- S. 2084 (105th) Coastal States Protection Act
- S. 2154 (105th) Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act
- S. 70 (105th) American Handgun Standards Act of 1997
Sponsor’s state and district
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.