S. 1884 · 116th Congress
SAFETY Act
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Start Advancing Firearms Enhancements and Technology Act of 2019 or the SAFETY Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 18, 2019
Start Advancing Firearms Enhancements and Technology Act of 2019 or the SAFETY Act
This bill increases the rate of the research tax credit from 20% to 30% for research expenses to develop smart gun technologies. The bill also modifies the excise tax on the sale of firearms to exempt the portion of the sale price that is attributable to smart gun technology.
"Smart gun technology" is technology (other than a simple mechanical lock) that is designed to (1) prevent a firearm from being fired by any individual other than an authorized user; and (2) convert the firearm from the inoperable condition to the operable condition in less than two seconds after the authorized user makes contact with the firearm, the firearm's arming device, or an external safe or locking device.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: SAFETY Act
Also known as: Start Advancing Firearms Enhancements and Technology Act of 2019
Latest action (Jun 18, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 18, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.