Ethan's Law
Latest action · Feb 25, 2025 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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
- 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 202
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026; 92 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Sylvester Turner | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | May 8, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 8, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | May 15, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 21, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Jun 6, 2025 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Jun 26, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jul 16, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 16, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jul 16, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Jul 16, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Sep 11, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Nov 21, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Nov 21, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Nov 25, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Dec 4, 2025 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Jan 22, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Analilia Mejia | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Oct 5, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Everton Blair Jr. | Nov 2, 2026 |
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 Feb 25, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2025Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 37, February 25, 2025, page H837.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 726 | Ethan's Law | Identical bill | Feb 25, 2025 |
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.
- Feb 25, 2025Introduced 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.
