Secure Firearm Storage and Suicide Prevention Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Secure Firearm Storage and Suicide Prevention Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H1D451AFF886D4189A2F57AA42DFF9ADB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Firearm Storage and Suicide Prevention Act of 2026.
- Section H7C21F2218DC641299C9EF6C356F65DFF: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Unintentional injuries and suicides related to firearms are significant causes death among children and teenagers....
- Section HA3F8B49E6F204992A8579A7594FF9E6A: 3. Firearm safety resources Part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end...
- Section HF621FB372F3347AF8B70235C4046424D: 4131. Firearm safety best practices Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop best practices relating to...
- Section H21CC440FEA3F417C8D5B0C59EA7331F8: 4132. Local firearm safety guidance Not later than 1 year after the Secretary distributes the best practices described in section 4131(a) as required under...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Secure Firearm Storage and Suicide Prevention Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, Secure Firearm Storage and Suicide Prevention Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a device which is designed to prevent unauthorized access to, or render inoperable, a firearm, including a firearm safe, lock box, trigger lock, or cable lock. The term school staff means— school leaders
a device which is designed to prevent unauthorized access to, or render inoperable, a firearm, including a firearm safe, lock box, trigger lock, or cable lock. The term school staff means— school leaders
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