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H.R. 3361: SECURE Firearm Storage Act

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H.R. 3361: SECURE Firearm Storage Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-24 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

SECURE Firearm Storage Act

Plain summary

Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm Storage Act or the SECURE Firearm Storage Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to require that all licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, or licensed dealers of firearms shall keep and store all firearms in the business inventory of the licensee at the premises covered by the license. When the premises are not open for business, the licensee shall secure all firearms by complying with prescribed security measures, including trigger guards and safes. Further, when such premises are not open for business, the licensee shall store certain paper records in a secure location. The Department of Justice shall promulgate regulations prescribing additional security requirements as deemed necessary. The bill includes a set of civil penalties, including fines and potential license suspension or revocation, for noncompliance with the foregoing security requirements. An application for a firearms license must describe how the applicant plans to comply with these security requirements.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

SECURE Firearm Storage Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] · 26 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] reported raising $3.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3361 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115