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.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Original | Feb 17, 2026 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Mar 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Mar 16, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 17, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2026Introduced in House
- 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
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.
- Feb 17, 2026Introduced 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.