H.R. 1272 (119th)Bill Overview

Secure Storage Information Act of 2025

Taxation|Taxation
Cosponsors
Support
Democratic
Introduced
Feb 12, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for conside…

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President
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01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

The Secure Storage Information Act of 2025 requires Federal firearms licensees to provide Attorney General-prescribed secure-storage information to prospective firearm transferees, requires dealers to offer a variety of storage devices for sale, and creates a federal tax credit (up to $500 lifetime) for individuals who purchase qualifying gun safes. Regulatory requirements take effect six months after enactment; the tax credit applies to taxable years beginning after enactment.

Why people may split

Liberal emphasizes public-safety benefits and prevention potential

Watch point

Relatively narrow, safety-focused measures and a tax credit improve chances in a chamber receptive to targeted, bipartisan safety legislation.

The Secure Storage Information Act of 2025 requires Federal firearms licensees to provide Attorney General-prescribed secure-storage information to prospective firearm transferees, requires dealers to offer a variety of storage devices for sale, and creates a federal tax credit (up to $500 lifetime) for individuals who purchase qualifying gun safes.

Regulatory requirements take effect six months after enactment; the tax credit applies to taxable years beginning after enactment.

Passage45/100

Narrow, administratively focused bill with incentives increases acceptability, but firearm-policy sensitivity and fiscal cost reduce probability, especially in the Senate.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention58/100

Liberal emphasizes public-safety benefits and prevention potential

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Federal agenciesFederal agencies

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Federal agenciesMay increase safe storage awareness via standardized, federally prescribed information to buyers.
  • Potential benefitCould encourage purchase of safes and locks through a tax credit, boosting retail and manufacturing demand.
  • Potential benefitMay reduce unintentional shootings, suicides, and thefts if safer storage practices increase.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenSmall licensed dealers may face added inventory costs and retail space burdens to stock required devices.
  • Potential burdenAdministrative burden on the Department of Justice/ATF to promulgate and enforce new regulations within six months.
  • Federal agenciesThe federal tax credit will reduce federal revenue, magnitude dependent on take‑up and cost per unit.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Liberal emphasizes public-safety benefits and prevention potential
Progressive90%

Likely broadly supportive.

The bill promotes safe-storage education, increases access to locking devices at point-of-sale, and subsidizes secure storage purchases to reduce suicides and accidental shootings.

Leans supportive
Centrist65%

Moderately favorable but pragmatic.

Sees commonsense safety steps and market incentives, while wanting clearer cost, enforcement, and small-business impact analysis.

Split reaction
Conservative30%

Skeptical.

While endorsing gun safety in principle, this persona worries the bill expands federal regulation of transfers and imposes burdens on dealers, and may see the tax credit as an inefficient subsidy.

Likely resistant
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood45/100

Narrow, administratively focused bill with incentives increases acceptability, but firearm-policy sensitivity and fiscal cost reduce probability, especially in the Senate.

Scope and complexity
52%
Scopemoderate
52%
Complexitymedium
Why this could stall
  • No official budget or revenue estimate included
  • Regulatory specifics left to Attorney General rulemaking
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

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06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Liberal emphasizes public-safety benefits and prevention potential

Narrow, administratively focused bill with incentives increases acceptability, but firearm-policy sensitivity and fiscal cost reduce probab…

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