# 117-hr-8871: SAFES Act

117-hr-8871, SAFES Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8871
- Congress: 117
- Title: SAFES Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2022-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Storing All Firearms Effectively and Safely Act or the SAFES Act This bill allows individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit for 90% of the aggregate amount paid for (1) any gun safe, for taxable years beginning before 2030; and (2) any gun safe, for taxable years beginning after 2029, determined to be highly effective in preventing unauthorized access. The bill limits the amount of the credit and denies the credit for any used safes.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8871 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8871)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8871 (as of 2025-11-18).