Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
Advancing Gun Safety Technology Act
A Democratic bill with 4 Democratic cosponsors · See all 4 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Advancing Gun Safety Technology Act," authorizes the Attorney General to establish a pilot program. Through the Director of the National Institute of Justice, the Attorney General can provide grants to eligible entities to develop gun safety technology. The program aims to support the commercialization of technology intended to decrease the likelihood of accidental or unauthorized gun use. Eligible entities must be small business concerns with fewer than 500 employees. The Attorney General is authorized to make between 3 and 5 grants. There is an authorization of $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +7
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill specifically targets small business concerns with fewer than 500 employees for grant opportunities.
- Scored +6
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill provides direct grant funding to small business owners to develop and commercialize technology.
- Scored +5
Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns?
The bill funds the development of technologies designed to prevent accidental or unauthorized gun use.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Development of Safety Technology: The program supports the commercialization of technology designed to decrease the likelihood that a gun is used accidentally or by unauthorized users (Section 2b).
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Support for Small Businesses: The bill defines "eligible entity" as a small business concern with less than 500 employees, providing them the opportunity to receive grants for technological development (Section 2g1).
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Specific Safety Innovations: The definition of gun safety technology includes various potential products such as smart guns, user-authorized handguns, childproof guns, personalized guns, and safes or locking devices with personalized technology (Section 2g3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill specifically targets small business concerns with fewer than 500 employees for grant opportunities. Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill provides grants to small businesses for the development and commercialization of new technologies. Is this likely to grow the economy? — The grant program supports the commercialization of new technological products by small businesses.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill provides direct grant funding to small business owners to develop and commercialize technology. Would gun owners be better off under this? — The bill promotes the development of safety technologies like smart guns and personalized safes.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns? — The bill funds the development of technologies designed to prevent accidental or unauthorized gun use.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill provides $10,000,000 to fund the prototyping and testing of new gun safety technologies.
- 6/18/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/29/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/8/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Donald BeyerDemocrat · Virginia
Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat · Illinois
Zoe LofgrenDemocrat · California
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia