Domestic violence victims get alerts when abusers try to buy guns
H.R. 10663 — Domestic Violence SAFE Notice Act · Filed by Debbie Dingell (D-MI) · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill sets up a system to tell domestic violence victims when their abusers try to buy guns. It also alerts them when background checks block a purchase. Victims can sign up for alerts on their own. The FBI and ATF must report gun purchase attempts. The bill gives money to states and tribes to build alert systems.
Who it affects
Domestic violence victims can sign up to get alerts. The FBI, ATF, and background check systems must send the alerts. States and tribes get money to set up alert programs.
One thing to notice
Victims must choose to sign up for alerts. The system tells victims about gun purchases but does not stop anyone from buying.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 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
- domestic violence victims — People hurt by a partner or family member they live with or dated
- background checks — When the government looks at a person's record before they buy a gun
- FBI — Federal Bureau of Investigation, the main federal police agency
- ATF — Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the federal agency that tracks guns
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (23,229 characters) on Oct 9, 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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