# 119-hr-7500: Responsible Firearms Marketing Act

119-hr-7500, Responsible Firearms Marketing Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7500
- Congress: 119
- Title: Responsible Firearms Marketing Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Directs the Federal Trade Commission to study and regulate firearm advertising and marketing.** The bill would force a federal review of firearm ads and create rules banning unfair or deceptive marketing, with special attention to youth-targeted messages and semiautomatic assault weapons marketing. - Manufacturers, dealers, and importers would face new FTC rules that prohibit unfair or deceptive firearm advertising and marketing and would be subject to FTC enforcement and penalties under the FTC Act. - Parents and teens would be the focus of the study because the FTC must consider materials designed to appeal to people under 18 and ads that imply or encourage illegal use. - Regulators and Congress would get a study and recommendations within 2 years, and the FTC would have up to 18 months after that report to write binding regulations under the Administrative Procedure Act.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New FTC rules on firearm advertising: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Federal Trade Commission to study how firearms are advertised and marketed. The FTC would have to report to Congress within 2 years and could collect information exempt from the Paperwork Reduction Act. Within 18 months after that report, the FTC would write rules bannin…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7500 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7500)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7500 (as of 2026-04-21).