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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 9003

Introduced

Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act of 2026

Sponsor
DHaley M. Stevens· Michigan
Introduced
May 21, 2026
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.May 21, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9003 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9003

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.

_______________________________________________________________________

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.
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