Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005
Latest action · Feb 17, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable tax credit for up to 25 percent of the cost of a qualified residential gun safe. Defines "qualified residential gun safe" as a container not intended for the display of firearms which is specifically designed to store or safeguard firearms from unauthorized access and which meets established performance standards. Limits the amount of such credit to $250.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2005 to Sep 6, 2006; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | May 11, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | May 11, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Sep 29, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| R-OK | Ernest J. Istook Jr. | Jul 20, 2006 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 6, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 17, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1584 | Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Jul 29, 2005 |
| S 1598 | Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Jul 29, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit against income tax for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for the safe storage of firearms.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Administrative procedure
- Child safety
- Commerce
- Costs
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Data banks
- Department of the Treasury
- Evidence (Law)
- Families
- Firearms
- Government Operations and Politics
- Income tax
- Law
- Liability (Law)
- Quality of products
- Safety measures
- Standards
- Storage
- Tax credits
- Tax returns
- Taxation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
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