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Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026
To prohibit the United States Postal Service from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to the mailing of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person.
Summary
This bill would prohibit the United States Postal Service from finalizing or enforcing a proposed rule titled "Revised Mailing Standards for Firearms" that was published on April 2, 2026. The proposed rule would have changed mailing standards for pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed. The bill prevents the Postal Service from implementing this rule or any substantially similar regulations.
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Sponsor (1)
13 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
Actions (2)
- May 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- May 21, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 21, 2026
Ms. Stevens (for herself, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Mfume, and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To prohibit the United States Postal Service from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to the mailing of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person.
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 “Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST FINALIZING, IMPLEMENTING, OR ENFORCING A PROPOSED RULE WITH RESPECT TO THE MAILING OF CONCEALABLE FIREARMS.
The United States Postal Service may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule titled “Revised Mailing Standards for Firearms” published by the United States Postal Service in the Federal Register on April 2, 2026 (91 Fed. Reg. 16601), or any substantially similar rule. <all>
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