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119th Congress

H.R. 8619

Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Christian D. Menefee(D-TX)
Introduced
Apr 30, 2026
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees
House Committee on the Judiciary; House Committee on Ways and Means
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (2)

Added later (2)

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: To make unlawful the sale of any firearm by a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer without a written notice promoting safe storage and a safe storage device, to create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm storage, to create a grant program for the distribution of safe storage devices, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against tax for sales at retail of safe firearm storage devices, and for other purposes.

Latest action(May 15, 2026): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3541)

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Roll-call votes

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