Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB9979
Legislation Overview
Title: Freedom to Ship Act
Subject:
Description: To prohibit discrimination against firearms shippers or transporters by common carriers and contract carriers, and for other purposes.
Session: 119th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: July 30, 2026
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9979/all-info
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Lauren Boebert (R); Sheri Biggs (R); Michael Cloud (R); Clay Higgins (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (4 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 30, 2026 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jul 30, 2026 | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 | Aug 4 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: Transportation And Infrastructure
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
