Congress·In Committee·H.R. 9003

Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026

Stopping New Rules for Mailing Handguns

May 21·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill was recently introduced and is currently being reviewed by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. It is in the early stages of the legislative process and is considered active. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.

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Unlikely to pass

This bill is supported only by members of one party and faces a very difficult path through a divided Congress.

Key Points

This bill stops the U.S. Postal Service from putting a new rule into action about how people mail handguns and other small firearms.
It specifically blocks a plan from April 2026 that would have changed the requirements for sending pistols and revolvers through the mail.
The goal is to keep the current mailing rules in place and prevent the government from making it easier or different to ship concealable weapons.
If this becomes law, the Postal Service cannot try to pass this specific rule or any other rule that looks like it in the future.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

May 21, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

May 21, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 9003

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Data Sources

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