HR 4965 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act

Introduced Jul 27, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 27, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 27, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 94

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2023 to Jul 15, 2024; 83 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2023
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-INFrank J. MrvanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-OHGreg LandsmanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NCKathy E. ManningOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TXLizzie FletcherOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-GALucy McBathOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PASusan WildOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CATed LieuOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NCDeborah K. RossAug 1, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterAug 1, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoAug 1, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánAug 1, 2023
D-RISeth MagazinerAug 18, 2023
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezSep 12, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossSep 12, 2023
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaSep 12, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenSep 12, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierJun 25, 2024
D-MIDebbie DingellJul 15, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 27, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, clause 18 which allows Congress to make all laws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution'' any ``other'' powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: The Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act will protect against harms caused by improperly stored firearms by establishing best practices for firearm storage, requiring labeling on firearm packaging, and providing grants to help implement best practices and distribute firearm storage devices.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 130, July 27, 2023, page H4143.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 52Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage ActRelated billJan 9, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm storage, to create a grant program for the distribution of safe storage devices, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House

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