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HR 4691 116th Congress House Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer Product Safety Commission Firearms and explosives Product safety and quality

Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019

Introduced: October 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Oct 16, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 16, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019

This bill requires safety standards for firearm locks and safes. Under such standards, firearm locks must be reasonably designed to (1) prevent the firearm from discharging while the lock is activated, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the firearm. Further, firearm safes must be reasonably designed to (1) secure firearms, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the safe through physical manipulation or damage.

What's happening now October 17, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3254 Related bill Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020
  • HR 5717 Related bill Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020
  • S 3065 Identical bill Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jan 28, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 24, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 2, 2020
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Nov 26, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 19, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 31, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 22, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Oct 22, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 16, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4691: Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4691/
MLA
"H.R. 4691: Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4691/.
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H.R. 4691, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4691/.
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