S. 726 119th Congress Senate

Ethan's Law

Official title: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2025 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement administration and funding

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Feb 25, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 25, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 25

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
25 filings
SENATE
25 filings
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
14 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
12 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
4 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
2 filings
Education, Dept of
2 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
2 filings

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Cosponsors 40