I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4080 
To require the safe storage of firearms and ammunition, and to require 
the investigation of reports of improper storage of firearms or ammunition. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2019 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the safe storage of firearms and ammunition, 
and to require the investigation of reports of improper 
storage of firearms or ammunition. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kimberly Vaughan 
Firearm Safe Storage Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPROPER STORAGE OF FIRE-
ARMS OR AMMUNITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:29 Aug 15, 2019
Jkt 034408
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4080.IH
H4080
Pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(aa)(1)(A) It shall be unlawful for a person to store 
or keep any firearm or ammunition that has moved in, 
or that has otherwise affected, interstate or foreign com-
merce, on the premises of a residence under the control 
of the person if the person knows, or reasonably should 
know, that— 
‘‘(i) an individual who has not attained 18 
years of age is likely to gain access to the firearm 
or ammunition without the permission of the parent 
or guardian of the individual; or 
‘‘(ii) an individual who resides at the residence 
is ineligible to possess a firearm under Federal, 
State, or local law. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a person 
with respect to a firearm or ammunition for the firearm 
if the person keeps the firearms and ammunition— 
‘‘(i) secured, unloaded, and separately, in a safe 
certified by the Attorney General, and locked with a 
trigger lock certified by the Attorney General; or 
‘‘(ii) off the premises at a storage facility, or 
gun range, certified by the Attorney General.’’. 
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8)(A)(i) Whoever, in a civil action, is found to have 
violated section 922(aa) with respect to a firearm and the 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:29 Aug 15, 2019
Jkt 034408
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4080.IH
H4080
Pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS
violation is not found to have resulted in a discharge of 
the firearm, shall be fined not more than $5,000. 
‘‘(ii) Whoever, in a criminal action, is found to have 
violated section 922(aa) with respect to a firearm and the 
violation is found to have resulted in a discharge of the 
firearm, shall be fined not less than $50,000 and not more 
than $100,000, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or 
both. 
‘‘(B) On conviction of a person for violating section 
922(aa) with respect to a firearm or ammunition, the 
court shall order the Attorney General to seize and store 
the firearm or ammunition, at the expense of the owner 
of the firearm or ammunition, at a facility that is— 
‘‘(i) certified by the Attorney General for the 
safe storage of firearms or ammunition; and 
‘‘(ii) not owned, leased, or controlled by the per-
son or the owner of the firearm or ammunition or 
by any person who is a relative of, or is associated 
with, the person or the owner.’’. 
(c) CERTIFICATION OF SAFES AND SAFE STORAGE 
FACILITIES.—Within 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Attorney General shall provide for 
the certification of safes and safe storage facilities for fire-
arms and ammunition. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:29 Aug 15, 2019
Jkt 034408
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4080.IH
H4080
Pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(e) INVESTIGATION
OF
REPORTS
OF
IMPROPER 
STORAGE
OF FIREARMS
OR AMMUNITION.—Beginning 
with the effective date of the amendments made by this 
section, the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Al-
cohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, shall investigate 
all reports that a person is improperly storing a firearm 
or ammunition. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:29 Aug 15, 2019
Jkt 034408
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H4080.IH
H4080
Pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS