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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Feb 6, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Feb 6, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Feb 6, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Feb 6, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Feb 8, 2023 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Feb 8, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Feb 8, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Feb 8, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Feb 8, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Feb 8, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 10, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Feb 10, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Feb 10, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Feb 10, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Feb 17, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Feb 17, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Mar 28, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Mar 28, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Mar 28, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Apr 26, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Apr 26, 2023 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Apr 28, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | May 10, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | May 10, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | May 16, 2023 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | May 16, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | May 18, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 13, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
- 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.
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
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-12 | PROTECTING THE HOMELAND: AN EXAMINATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTS TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT83 pages | Homeland Security Committee | May 16, 2023 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 173 | Ethan's Law | Identical bill | Jan 31, 2023 |
| HR 748 | Ethan's Law | Reintroduction of | Mar 22, 2021 |
| HR 1145 | Safe Guns, Safe Kids Act | Related bill | Feb 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.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.