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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.
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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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Status
In Committee
- 1Introduced
- 2Committee
- 3Floor
- 4Passed
- 5Signed
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Sponsors
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]DHouseMI
Cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
Votes
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