Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB7170
Legislation Overview
Title: Language Access to Gun Violence Prevention Strategies Act of 2026
Subject:
Description: To remove linguistic barriers to participation in Gun Violence Prevention Strategies.
Session: 119th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Last Action Date: January 21, 2026
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7170/all-info
Sponsors
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14 sponsors: Judy Chu (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Jill Tokuda (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Henry Johnson (D); Kevin Mullin (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Valerie Foushee (D); Jared Moskowitz (D); David Scott (D); Maxwell Frost (D); Dwight Evans (D); Hillary Scholten (D); Daniel Goldman (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (14 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 9 2026 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
