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Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026

Introduced May 21, 2026 · Last action May 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Summary

This legislation is called the Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Full bill text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9003 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9003

     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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the
Mail Act of 2026''.

SEC. 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.
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  1. 1Introduced
  2. 2Committee
  3. 3Floor
  4. 4Passed
  5. 5Signed

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