Ethan's Law
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Ethan's Law, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Education, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors 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, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Ethan's Law.
- Section idF0009539DE5542A58B09B77CB9CB2602: 2. Findings Congress find the following: An estimated 4,600,000 minors in the United States live in homes with at least 1 unsecured firearm. Seventy-three...
- Section id6144544977574e31ac2e5d5cb8f5da5f: 3. Secure gun storage or safety device Section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Except as provided in...
- Section id6db04e7f8e6f4667b5ee3d090f579711: 4. Firearm Safe Storage Program Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section id758dbae9b2f244368c8b8f0cb48effbf: 3061. Firearm Safe Storage Program The Assistant Attorney General shall make grants to an eligible State or Indian Tribe to assist the State or Indian Tribe in...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Ethan's Law, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Education, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, Ethan's Law, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sanders, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a State or Indian Tribe that, before the date of enactment of this part, enacted a law—(i)that is functionally identical to section 922(z)(4) of title 18, United States Code
a State or Indian Tribe that, before the date of enactment of this part, enacted a law— that is functionally identical to section 922(z)(4) of title 18, United States Code
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