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H.R. 7499

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7499, the Firearm Safety Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 11, 2026 by Rep. Robin Kelly (D) with 33 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Feb 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 7499 has 33 co-sponsors.

hb7499/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7499 IH: Firearm Safety Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-11
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7499  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 11, 2026   Ms. Kelly of Illinois  (for herself,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Mr. Davis of Illinois ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Mr. Cleaver ,  Mr. Lieu ,  Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick ,  Mrs. McIver ,  Mr. Goldman of New York ,  Ms. Crockett ,  Mrs. Foushee ,  Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. DeSaulnier ,  Mr. Quigley ,  Mr. Nadler ,  Ms. Ross ,  Mr. Cisneros ,  Mr. Moulton ,  Mr. Bell ,  Ms. Sewell ,  Mr. Krishnamoorthi ,  Ms. Salinas ,  Mr. Smith of Washington ,  Mr. Soto ,  Mr. Carson ,  Ms. Norton ,  Ms. Brown ,  Ms. Castor of Florida ,  Ms. Garcia of Texas ,  Mr. Carbajal ,  Ms. Simon , and  Mr. Frost ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer product in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Firearm Safety Act of 2025  .
2.
Removal of exclusion of firearms from the definition of consumer product
Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (E) and redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (I) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2026-02-11
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 11, 2026

hb7499/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/11/2026)

Firearm Safety Act of 2025

This bill allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components.

Under current law, firearms, shells, cartridges, and components thereof are excluded from the CPSC's rulemaking authority.

Sponsors

Rep. Robin Kelly (D) sponsors H.R. 7499, and 33 members have co-sponsored it, 31 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7499 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Feb 11, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7499 has taken 2 actions since Feb 11, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 11, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Feb 11, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 7499 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 7499.

Titles

H.R. 7499 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Firearm Safety Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Firearm Safety Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer product in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7499 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANGELO VELTRI112
DUDLEY BROWN112
DUSTIN CURTIS112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7499 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7499’s is Commerce.

hr7499/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7499, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:H.R. 7499.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution[Page H2187]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com