Gun Suicide Prevention Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require firearms sold in the United States to carry a clear, visible, bilingual suicide-prevention label listing the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988). Labels must appear on the firearm or its packaging and accompanying materials, include English and Spanish text, and show a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark immediately before the message.
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- Families and households: Gives gun owners and households a visible, bilingual Lifeline contact (988) on firearms and packaging to share with anyone who may be at risk.
- Manufacturers and retailers: Prohibits the sale or offer for sale of firearms that lack the required label and defines “retailer” to include dealers, creating a compliance duty for makers, sellers, and dealers; the rule takes effect two years after enactment.
- Enforcement: Violations would be treated as breaches of the Consumer Product Safety Act and subject to the penalties listed in sections 20 and 21 of that law.
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Bill Overview
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Bilingual suicide hotline labels on firearms
If enacted, gun makers and sellers (including licensed dealers) would need a suicide warning label to sell or offer a firearm. It must be in English and Spanish, display a yellow triangle right before "IF YOU," and direct people to call 988 and the Lifeline’s toll-free number (or any successor). The label would be attached to the firearm, or appear on the packaging and on any papers in the box. Violations would be treated like Consumer Product Safety Act violations and could face those penalties. The rule would start two years after enactment and would apply even though guns are usually excluded from consumer product safety rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Roll Call Votes
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