Federal · 119th Congress

HR8619 Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act

Direction

Firearms storage minorsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Requires gun dealers to provide a safe storage device with every rifle, shotgun, and handgun sale, and creates grants and tax credits to promote and distribute safe storage devices, so more firearms will be stored with devices that deny unauthorized access (including by minors).

Section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``handgun'' each place it appears and inserting ``handgun, rifle, or shotgun''.

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Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Creates voluntary best practices for safe firearm storage in homes, vehicles, businesses and other locations, requires written notices promoting safe storage with each firearm sale, and funds grants and a tax credit for safe storage devices, so more firearms will be stored safely.

the Attorney General shall establish voluntary best practices relating to safe firearm storage solely for the purpose of public education.

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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action: 2026-05-15: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3541)
Filed: 2026-04-30
Committee: Ways and Means Committee
Sponsor: Christian D. Menefee D + 3 cosponsors (3 D)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill addresses only the firearms topic via safe storage mandates, best practices, grants, and tax incentives. It does not address transgender issues, abortion, or immigration enforcement.

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Text versions

Introduced in House 2026-04-30

History (5 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-15	Libra	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3541)
2026-04-30	Libra	Introduced in House
2026-04-30	Libra	Introduced in House
2026-04-30	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-04-30	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.