H.R. 4918 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress

Advancing Gun Safety Technology Act

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Cosponsors: 4 (4 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11

Introduced: 2025-08-08

Latest action (2025-08-08): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

What H.R. 4918 does, in plain terms

Advancing Gun Safety Technology Act This bill authorizes the National Institute of Justice to establish a pilot program to make grants to small business concerns for the development of gun safety technology.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.

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