H.R. 7446

Summary

H.R. 7446, the Community Firearm Safety Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Feb 9, 2026 by Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 7446 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 7446 IH: Community Firearm Safety Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7446  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 9, 2026   Ms. Pettersen  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
  provide that grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program may
  be used for gun safe giveaway programs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Community Firearm Safety Act of 2026  .
2.
Gun safe giveaway programs authorized under Byrne grants
Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(J)
Programs to provide gun safes (or other devices that are designed to be or can be used to store a firearm and that are designed to be unlocked only by means of a key, a combination, or other similar means) to individuals, at no cost to the individuals.
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Tracker

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To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program may be used for gun safe giveaway programs, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D) sponsors H.R. 7446 alone.

Brittany Pettersen

Rep. · D–CO-7 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 7446 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Feb 9, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7446 has taken 2 actions since Feb 9, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7446 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7446 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Community Firearm Safety Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Community Firearm Safety Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program may be used for gun safe giveaway programs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7446 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7446’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7446, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 27 (Monday, February 9, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PETTERSEN:H.R. 7446.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2096]

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