Secure Firearm Storage and Suicide Prevention Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7591 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7591 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require certain local educational agencies to distribute guidance to students, parents, and other local community members regarding firearm safety, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2026 Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Bell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. Foushee, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Craig, and Ms. Kelly of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require certain local educational agencies to distribute guidance to students, parents, and other local community members regarding firearm safety, and for other purposes. 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 ``Secure Firearm Storage and Suicide Prevention Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Unintentional injuries and suicides related to firearms are significant causes death among children and teenagers. (2) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-- (A) the annual rate of suicide by firearm in the United States increased approximately 11 percent from 2019 to 2022, with provisional data suggesting that 2024 may have had the highest rate of gun suicide since at least 1968; (B) nearly 60 percent of all gun-relate