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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.

S.Res. 133Introduced Oct 9, 1997Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Boxer D-CA
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Where it went

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.

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.