HR 660 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Ethan's Law

Latest action · Jan 31, 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. IntroducedJan 31, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 208

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2023 to Jun 13, 2024; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJan 31, 2023
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalJan 31, 2023
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalJan 31, 2023
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJan 31, 2023
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerFeb 1, 2023
D-WAAdam SmithFeb 1, 2023
D-NYAdriano EspaillatFeb 1, 2023
D-TXAl GreenFeb 1, 2023
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezFeb 1, 2023
D-NCAlma S. AdamsFeb 1, 2023
D-CAAmi BeraFeb 1, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonFeb 1, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasFeb 1, 2023
D-NJAndy KimFeb 1, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterFeb 1, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyFeb 1, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeFeb 1, 2023
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonFeb 1, 2023
D-MNBetty McCollumFeb 1, 2023
D-ILBill FosterFeb 1, 2023
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Feb 1, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanFeb 1, 2023
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderFeb 1, 2023
D-PABrendan F. BoyleFeb 1, 2023
D-NYBrian HigginsFeb 1, 2023
D-COBrittany PettersenFeb 1, 2023
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerFeb 1, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeFeb 1, 2023
D-PAChrissy HoulahanFeb 1, 2023
D-TXColin Z. AllredFeb 1, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanFeb 1, 2023
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeFeb 1, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisFeb 1, 2023
D-FLDarren SotoFeb 1, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneFeb 1, 2023
D-RIDavid N. CicillineFeb 1, 2023
D-GADavid ScottFeb 1, 2023
D-MNDean PhillipsFeb 1, 2023
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzFeb 1, 2023
D-NCDeborah K. RossFeb 1, 2023
D-WADerek KilmerFeb 1, 2023
D-CODiana DeGetteFeb 1, 2023
D-NVDina TitusFeb 1, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Feb 1, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossFeb 1, 2023
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Feb 1, 2023
D-CADoris O. MatsuiFeb 1, 2023
D-PADwight EvansFeb 1, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerFeb 1, 2023
D-HIEd CaseFeb 1, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonFeb 1, 2023
D-MIElissa SlotkinFeb 1, 2023
D-CAEric SwalwellFeb 1, 2023
D-INFrank J. MrvanFeb 1, 2023
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Feb 1, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonFeb 1, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyFeb 1, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyFeb 1, 2023
D-NYGrace MengFeb 1, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarFeb 1, 2023
D-OHGreg LandsmanFeb 1, 2023
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanFeb 1, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreFeb 1, 2023
D-MIHaley M. StevensFeb 1, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Feb 1, 2023
D-MIHillary J. ScholtenFeb 1, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarFeb 1, 2023
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaFeb 1, 2023
D-MAJake AuchinclossFeb 1, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanFeb 1, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernFeb 1, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinFeb 1, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyFeb 1, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanFeb 1, 2023
D-FLJared MoskowitzFeb 1, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettFeb 1, 2023
D-COJason CrowFeb 1, 2023
D-VAJennifer WextonFeb 1, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerFeb 1, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaFeb 1, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaFeb 1, 2023
D-CAJim CostaFeb 1, 2023
D-CAJimmy GomezFeb 1, 2023
D-CAJimmy PanettaFeb 1, 2023
D-TXJoaquin CastroFeb 1, 2023
D-COJoe NeguseFeb 1, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiFeb 1, 2023
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesFeb 1, 2023
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleFeb 1, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerFeb 1, 2023
D-OHJoyce BeattyFeb 1, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuFeb 1, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleyFeb 1, 2023
D-FLKathy CastorFeb 1, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinFeb 1, 2023
D-MDKweisi MfumeFeb 1, 2023
D-ILLauren UnderwoodFeb 1, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezFeb 1, 2023
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterFeb 1, 2023
D-TXLizzie FletcherFeb 1, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettFeb 1, 2023
D-FLLois FrankelFeb 1, 2023
D-MALori TrahanFeb 1, 2023
D-GALucy McBathFeb 1, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanFeb 1, 2023
D-OHMarcy KapturFeb 1, 2023
D-WAMarilyn StricklandFeb 1, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierFeb 1, 2023
D-WIMark PocanFeb 1, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoFeb 1, 2023
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonFeb 1, 2023
D-PAMatt CartwrightFeb 1, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostFeb 1, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyFeb 1, 2023
D-CAMike LevinFeb 1, 2023
D-ILMike QuigleyFeb 1, 2023
D-NJMikie SherrillFeb 1, 2023
D-CANancy PelosiFeb 1, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánFeb 1, 2023
D-ILNikki BudzinskiFeb 1, 2023
D-CANorma J. TorresFeb 1, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezFeb 1, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoFeb 1, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalFeb 1, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiFeb 1, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibFeb 1, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaFeb 1, 2023
D-CARaul RuizFeb 1, 2023
D-MARichard E. NealFeb 1, 2023
D-WARick LarsenFeb 1, 2023
D-NYRitchie TorresFeb 1, 2023
D-CARo KhannaFeb 1, 2023
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottFeb 1, 2023
D-CARobert GarciaFeb 1, 2023
D-ILRobin L. KellyFeb 1, 2023
D-AZRuben GallegoFeb 1, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalFeb 1, 2023
D-CASara JacobsFeb 1, 2023
D-CAScott H. PetersFeb 1, 2023
D-ILSean CastenFeb 1, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonFeb 1, 2023
D-KSSharice DavidsFeb 1, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownFeb 1, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchFeb 1, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenFeb 1, 2023
D-NVSteven HorsfordFeb 1, 2023
D-NVSusie LeeFeb 1, 2023
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneFeb 1, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciFeb 1, 2023
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveFeb 1, 2023
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaFeb 1, 2023
D-CATed LieuFeb 1, 2023
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezFeb 1, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellFeb 1, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterFeb 1, 2023
D-TXVeronica EscobarFeb 1, 2023
D-NCWiley NickelFeb 1, 2023
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingFeb 1, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeFeb 1, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverFeb 6, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterFeb 6, 2023
D-RISeth MagazinerFeb 6, 2023
D-COYadira CaraveoFeb 6, 2023
D-CAAdam B. SchiffFeb 7, 2023
D-MNAngie CraigFeb 7, 2023
D-CAAnna G. EshooFeb 7, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintFeb 7, 2023
D-CABrad ShermanFeb 7, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasFeb 7, 2023
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkFeb 7, 2023
D-NCKathy E. ManningFeb 7, 2023
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyFeb 7, 2023
D-CAPete AguilarFeb 7, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeFeb 7, 2023
D-ILEric SorensenFeb 8, 2023
D-SCJames E. ClyburnFeb 8, 2023
D-CAJosh HarderFeb 8, 2023
D-CAMike ThompsonFeb 8, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsFeb 8, 2023
D-MDSteny H. HoyerFeb 8, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoFeb 10, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickFeb 10, 2023
D-PASusan WildFeb 10, 2023
D-ORVal T. HoyleFeb 10, 2023
D-ILDelia C. RamirezFeb 17, 2023
D-NYGregory W. MeeksFeb 17, 2023
D-NHChris PappasFeb 27, 2023
D-MIDebbie DingellFeb 27, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonFeb 27, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenFeb 27, 2023
D-NYPatrick RyanMar 28, 2023
D-MIShri ThanedarMar 28, 2023
D-NCValerie P. FousheeMar 28, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezApr 13, 2023
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioApr 26, 2023
D-NCJeff JacksonApr 26, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyApr 28, 2023
D-NMGabe VasquezMay 10, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeMay 10, 2023
D-OHEmilia Strong SykesMay 16, 2023
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettMay 16, 2023
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanMay 18, 2023
D-CATony CárdenasMay 24, 2023
D-CAMaxine WatersJun 20, 2023
D-AZGreg StantonJul 11, 2023
D-RIGabe AmoDec 11, 2023
D-NYTimothy M. KennedyMay 21, 2024
D-NYThomas R. SuozziJun 13, 2024

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 31, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jan 31, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 7

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H6966Jahana Hayes D-CTDec 14, 2023
HouseDischarge petition H6082—Dec 1, 2023
HouseDischarge petition H4992—Oct 6, 2023
HouseDischarge petition H4934—Sep 30, 2023
HouseDischarge petition H4466—Sep 23, 2023

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: Article 1, Section 1 The single subject of this legislation is: Gun Violence Prevention

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 20, January 31, 2023, page H577.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 118-12PROTECTING THE HOMELAND: AN EXAMINATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTS TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT83 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeMay 16, 2023

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 173Ethan's LawIdentical billJan 31, 2023
HR 748Ethan's LawReintroduction ofMar 22, 2021
HR 1145Safe Guns, Safe Kids ActRelated billFeb 21, 2023

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Ethan's Law

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House

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