High-powered air guns must follow the same federal rules as regular guns.
H.R. 10583 — Garrett’s Law · Filed by Kevin Mullin (D-CA) · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill treats high-powered air guns like regular firearms under federal law. Air guns that meet certain power and size rules must be licensed. They must be marked with a serial number and require background checks. The rule starts 850 days after the bill becomes law. This gives makers time to get ready.
Who it affects
People who own or want to buy high-powered air guns must get a federal license. They must pass a background check. Makers of air guns must get federal licenses and add serial numbers to their products.
One thing to notice
The Attorney General can add more air guns to the rules without Congress voting again. People who already own air guns may have to follow the new rules.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal license — A permit from the federal government to own or sell a gun.
- background checks — A search to see if someone is allowed to buy a gun.
- serial number — A unique number marked on each gun so it can be tracked.
- Attorney General — The top lawyer for the federal government.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,572 characters) on Oct 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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