DemocratBill · H.R. 9003· House(119-HR-9003)

Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026

Rep. Stevens
Age: 43 years
Michigan
Introduced
5/21/2026
Last activity
5/21/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsored by
Haley Stevens
Cosponsors
Democrat - 13Republican - 0
Government Operations and Politics
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the **Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026. It was introduced in the House of Representatives on May 21, 2026. The main goal of the bill is to stop the United States Postal Service from moving forward with a specific proposed rule. This rule is titled Revised Mailing Standards for Firearms and was published on April 2, 2026. If passed, the Postal Service could not finalize, implement, or enforce that proposed rule or any substantially similar rule about mailing concealable firearms.

Yes

  • Would gun owners be better off under this?+5

    The legislation protects gun owners by stopping the USPS from implementing stricter regulations on mailing concealable firearms.

  • Does this protect the right to own guns?+5

    The bill protects current mailing standards for firearms by preventing the USPS from implementing stricter rules.

The opposite

  • Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns?-5

    The bill blocks a proposed rule intended to restrict the mailing of concealable firearms, which gun control advocates oppose.