Rep. Sherrill Introduces Secure Storage Information Act to Give $500 Tax Credit for Gun Safes
This bill is currently sitting in the House Judiciary and Ways and Means committees. It has not moved since February 2025, which means it has been stalled for about 16 months. A House committee must take action before the bill can move forward, but no progress has been made.
Gun-related bills usually struggle to pass unless they have broad support from both parties, and this bill faces a divided Congress.
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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 8719 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 8719 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Federal firearms licensees, including small gun shops, would be required to stock a wider variety of secure storage devices such as full-size safes, lock boxes, cases, and cable or trigger locks, adding some inventory and compliance costs. At the same time, the new $500 tax credit for buyers could boost in-store sales of these safety products.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Secure Storage Information Act of 2025
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