Ethan's Law
Latest action · Feb 25, 2025 Read twice and referred to the 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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2025 to Jul 20, 2026; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jul 9, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Nov 3, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Feb 5, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jul 20, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 25, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1564 | 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
- A bill 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 Senate
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