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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to confirm the Consumer Product Safety Commission's jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns, and for other purposes.

H.R. 499Introduced Feb 7, 2001Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Eliot Engel D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 14, 2001 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

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

37 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 34 Democrats

3 of 37 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Howard Berman (D-CA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Carson (D-IN), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Mark Kirk (R-IL), James Langevin (D-RI), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), George Miller (D-CA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eliot Engel.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-17 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.