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H.R. 9003

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 9003, the Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on May 21, 2026 by Rep. Haley Stevens (D) with 13 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on May 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 9003 has 13 co-sponsors.

hb9003/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 9003 IH: Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-21
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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. 9003  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 21, 2026   Ms. Stevens  (for herself,  Mr. Thompson of California ,  Ms. Tokuda ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Moulton ,  Ms. Pettersen ,  Mr. Mfume , and  Ms. Brownley ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To prohibit the United States Postal Service from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to the mailing of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026  .
2.
Prohibition against finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to the mailing of concealable firearms
The United States Postal Service may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule titled  Revised Mailing Standards for Firearms  published by the United States Postal Service in the Federal Register on April 2, 2026 (91 Fed. Reg. 16601), or any substantially similar rule.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-05-21
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the United States Postal Service from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to the mailing of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person.

Sponsors

Rep. Haley Stevens (D) sponsors H.R. 9003, and 13 members have co-sponsored it, 8 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 9003 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · May 21, 2026 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9003 has taken 2 actions since May 21, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 21, 2026
House
Introduced in House
May 21, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 9003 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9003 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the United States Postal Service from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to the mailing of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9003 in 3 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, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, District of Columbia, Education, Government Issues, Health Issues, Homeland Security.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE—District of Columbia11—
GIFFORDS—District of Columbia11—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE11—
GIFFORDS11—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANGELO VELTRI111
CATHERINE MOUER111
DUDLEY BROWN111
DUSTIN CURTIS111
EMMA SILVER111
LALE MORRISON111
LINDSAY NICHOLS111
MADELYN COBB111
MARK COLLINS111
TARANEH SCHARDT111
YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE111

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
GIFFORDSGIFFORDS2026 second_quarter$70K2nd Quarter - Report
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9003 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9003’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr9003/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing 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. 9003, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 87 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. STEVENS:H.R. 9003.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H3726]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com