S. 726 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Feb 25, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFederal law requiring safe firearm storage at home
This bill sets up rules for how firearms must be stored in homes where minors could access them without permission or where someone who can't legally own guns lives. If someone breaks these storage rules, they can face criminal penalties, and the improperly stored gun can be seized. The bill also gives money to states and tribal governments to set up similar storage requirements.
How it affects you
If you own a firearm and live with a minor or with someone ineligible to possess guns, you'd need to store it safely under federal law or face criminal consequences. Gun owners in states and tribal nations that accept federal grants would need to follow the safe storage rules their governments establish.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 25, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 726
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Ethan's Law
Sponsor: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) · Introduced Feb 25, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 25, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”