S726-119

In Committee

Ethan's Law

119th Congress Introduced Feb 25, 2025

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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

Criminal Justice Education Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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federal implementing agencies: ,
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 25, 2025

Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sanders, …

Feb 25, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 25, 2025

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?

Domains
Criminal Justice Education Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"covered State or Indian Tribe" §id6db04e7f8e6f4667b5ee3d090f579711

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

"covered State or Indian Tribe" §id758dbae9b2f244368c8b8f0cb48effbf

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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