Bill · H.R. 9003· House(119-HR-9003)
Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 5/21/2026
- Last activity
- 5/21/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Sponsored by
- Haley Stevens
- Cosponsors
- - 13 - 0
- Introduced
- 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.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 2 blocks the United States Postal Service from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled Revised Mailing Standards for Firearms or any substantially similar rule, which might be viewed positively by those who want to prevent changes to current mailing standards for concealable firearms.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2 prevents the United States Postal Service from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled Revised Mailing Standards for Firearms or any substantially similar rule, which might be considered a negative outcome by those who support the specific changes outlined in that proposed mailing standards rule.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Gun Owners+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Second Amendment Protections+5Improves Gun Control Measures-5
- 6/30/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/9/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/3/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 5/21/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 8 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Julia BrownleyDemocrat · California
Angie CraigDemocrat · Minnesota
Gilbert CisnerosDemocrat · California
Mark DeSaulnierDemocrat · California
Jahana HayesDemocrat · Connecticut
Henry JohnsonDemocrat · Georgia
John LarsonDemocrat · Connecticut
Kweisi MfumeDemocrat · Maryland
Seth MoultonDemocrat · Massachusetts
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia
Brittany PettersenDemocrat · Colorado
Mike ThompsonDemocrat · California
Jill TokudaDemocrat · Hawaii