HR 7591 · 119th Congress 2025โ€“2027

Secure Firearm Storage and Suicide Prevention Act of 2026

Latest action · Feb 17, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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 17, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2026 to Mar 16, 2026; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-COBrittany PettersenOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-FLJared MoskowitzOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-TXJulie JohnsonOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-MOWesley BellOriginalFeb 17, 2026
D-NCDeborah K. RossFeb 25, 2026
D-CAEric SwalwellMar 9, 2026
D-CASalud O. CarbajalMar 16, 2026

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Feb 17, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 17, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Feb 17, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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: Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into the Execution for the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 32, February 17, 2026, page H2228.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require certain local educational agencies to distribute guidance to students, parents, and other local community members regarding firearm safety, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Secure Firearm Storage and Suicide Prevention Act of 2026

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 17, 2026Introduced in House

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