119th Congress
S. 726
Ethan's Law
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Introduced
- Feb 25, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (40)
Original cosponsors (31)
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Jack Reed (D-RI)
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
- Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA)
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Added later (9)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ) · May 20, 2025
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) · Jul 9, 2025
- Brian Schatz (D-HI) · Jul 29, 2025
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · Nov 3, 2025
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Dec 2, 2025
- Gary C. Peters (D-MI) · Dec 3, 2025
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · Jan 30, 2026
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA) · Feb 5, 2026
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · Jul 20, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Ethan's Law
This bill establishes a framework to regulate the storage of firearms on residential premises at the federal, state, and tribal levels.
At the federal level, the bill establishes statutory requirements for firearms on residential premises to be safely stored if a minor is likely to gain access without permission or if a resident is ineligible to possess a firearm.
An individual who violates the requirements is subject to criminal penalties. A firearm stored in violation of the requirements is subject to seizure and forfeiture.
At the state and tribal levels, the bill requires the Department of Justice to award grants to implement functionally identical requirements for the safe storage of firearms.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate