Ethan's Law has not moved since its introduction on Feb 25, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 113 words.
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.
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 551 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 1,310 words
- Subjects
- Child safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement administration and funding
- Latest action
- Feb 25, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 1564 Ethan's Law D · Introduced