United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4691 (116th)
Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019
Introduced
16 October 2019
Last action
17 October 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Sponsors
ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Sheila Jackson Lee, TIM RYAN, ALCEE HASTINGS, Joseph Morelle, Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Barbara Lee, LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, Brad Sherman, MIKE DOYLE, Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Raúl Grijalva, Norma Torres, Susan Wild, Alan Lowenthal, Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Joseph Kennedy, David Cicilline
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
13 January 2026
Summary
Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019 This bill requires safety standards for firearm locks and safes. Under such standards, firearm locks must be reasonably designed to (1) prevent the firearm from discharging while the lock is activated, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the firearm. Further, firearm safes must be reasonably designed to (1) secure firearms, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the safe through physical manipulation or damage.
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Timeline
16 October 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
16 October 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 October 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 October 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 October 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 October 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 October 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 October 2019
Sponsors
- ELIOT ENGEL · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
- TIM RYAN · D · Cosponsor
- ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Cosponsor
- Joseph Morelle · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD · D · Cosponsor
- Brad Sherman · D · Cosponsor
- MIKE DOYLE · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
- Norma Torres · D · Cosponsor
- Susan Wild · D · Cosponsor
- Alan Lowenthal · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Joseph Kennedy · D · Cosponsor
- David Cicilline · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019
- related to ← Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020
- related to ← Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4691
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4691
- us · 116-hr-4691 · source updated 13 January 2026