# 119-hr-8593: Fireworks for Freedom Act

119-hr-8593, Fireworks for Freedom Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8593
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fireworks for Freedom Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Temporarily waives certain state permitting and operational rules to make large public fireworks displays easier during 2026.** The bill would stream the semiquincentennial (America250) celebrations by suspending specific State and Federal regulatory restrictions on covered fireworks displays while keeping core federal safety and local controls intact. - Event organizers and pyrotechnic teams would face fewer state-level hurdles for covered displays through December 31, 2026. The waiver applies only to conduct and on-site possession and use, and displays do not need an America250 designation to qualify. Organizers must still meet federal pyrotechnician and explosives licensing and federal labeling and storage rules. - Units of local government would keep full authority to permit, restrict, or prohibit displays and to enforce local fire codes, burn bans, setback and fallout zones, noise rules, zoning, crowd management, insurance and emergency response requirements. - Manufacturers, dealers, transporters, workplace safety regulators, and environmental regulators would see no change. Federal laws on manufacturing, hazardous materials transport, Occupational Safety and Health Act standards, and Clean Air Act rules remain in force.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier fireworks displays in 2026: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would temporarily suspend many State and some Federal rules that can stop or limit public fireworks displays during the covered period. The covered period would run from enactment until 11:59 p.m. Eastern on December 31, 2026. Important Federal safety, hazardous materials, prod…
- Which fireworks shows would qualify: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would define a "covered fireworks display" as any public or private fireworks show in the United States during the covered period. It would also list which bodies count as a "unit of local government," including counties, cities, towns, special districts, and federally recogniz…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9495: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
- 119-hr-4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8593 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8593)

## Related
- [119-hr-9495: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9495)
- [119-hr-4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4016)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8593 (as of 2026-09-21).