HR 7500 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Responsible Firearms Marketing Act

Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Robin L. Kelly D-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 11, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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. IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2026 to Feb 23, 2026; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-CALateefah SimonOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-NYTimothy M. KennedyOriginalFeb 11, 2026
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanFeb 23, 2026
D-MIRashida TlaibFeb 23, 2026

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 11, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Feb 11, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 I, Section 8 of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 29, February 11, 2026, page H2187.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3875Responsible Firearms Marketing ActIdentical billFeb 12, 2026

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in the advertising or marketing of firearms and to issue regulations to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices related to the advertising or marketing of firearms, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Responsible Firearms Marketing Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2026Introduced in House

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