Expressing support for the designation of June 21, 2026, as National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and secure storage of guns in the home.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1373 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1373

 Expressing support for the designation of June 21, 2026, as National
  ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and secure
                      storage of guns in the home.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2026

Mr. Crow (for himself, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Norton, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr.
Peters, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Craig, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.
  Moulton, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
                         on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION

 Expressing support for the designation of June 21, 2026, as National
  ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and secure
                      storage of guns in the home.

Whereas firearm-related deaths are now the leading cause of death in United
        States children;
Whereas, in 2023, more than 46,000 people were shot and killed in the United
        States, an average of more than 128 people every day, 8 of whom were
        children and teens;
Whereas 6.7 million children in the United States live in homes with loaded and
        unlocked guns;
Whereas, more than 80 percent of guns used by youth in suicide attempts were
        kept in the home of the victim, a relative, or a friend, and over 90
        percent of guns used in accidental shootings of children that resulted
        in death were left unlocked and loaded;
Whereas, in approximately 76 percent of school shootings by a student, the gun
        was brought from their home or the home of a family member and owned by
        an adult family member;
Whereas the ASK Campaign encourages parents to add a question to a conversation
        before their child visits other homes, ``Is there a gun in your
        house?'', and follow affirmative answers with, ``Is it locked and
        unloaded?'';
Whereas asking these simple questions about gun safety before sending your child
        to visit or play at another home could help save your child's life;
Whereas asking these questions will raise awareness of the need for secure
        storage of guns in the home as a proven effective preventative safety
        measure;
Whereas asking these questions will prevent incidents of family fire, in which
        an improperly stored or misused gun results in injury or death;
Whereas the ASK Campaign was first established with the American Academy of
        Pediatrics (AAP) in 2000 and is currently administered by the Brady
        Campaign;
Whereas the president of the AAP has said, ``Keeping children and teens safe
        from preventable injuries is one of the most important things we do as
        pediatricians.'';
Whereas, a November 2017 Government Accountability Office report, ``Personal
        Firearms: Programs that Promote Safe Storage and Research on Their
        Effectiveness'', identified 16 public or nonprofit programs that promote
        secure gun storage, including the ASK program, and reported that the ASK
        program was the only national program to be evaluated and validated as
        effective;
Whereas June 21, the first day of summer, the season in which kids typically
        spend more time at a friend's or family member's home, has traditionally
        been designated as National ASK Day;
Whereas the Brady Center and Campaign, its more than 100 chapters in a majority
        of States throughout the Nation, and its many local, State, and national
        partners come together to highlight the ASK Campaign each year in
        communities across the Nation; and
Whereas June 21 is designated by national organizations, as well as various
        local and State governments, including State legislatures, as the 26th
        annual National ASK Day: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the designation of National ASK (Asking Saves
        Kids) Day to encourage parents to begin asking this life-saving
        question;
            (2) encourages public health, medical, and other
        professionals to discuss gun ownership, gun safety, and safe
        storage in the home with their patients and parents and
        guardians of minors; and
            (3) supports the goals and ideals of National ASK Day.
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