Domestic Violence SAFE Notice Act
Creates firearm-related alerts for registered victims of specified crimes and funds state and tribal notification-system pilots.
In the House Judiciary Committee since Oct. 1, 2026, 7 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
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What the bill would do, and why it matters
People harmed by certain crimes may want to know about firearm-related activity by the person who harmed them. The bill would create a federal alert system for victims who register and fund a pilot to help states and tribes provide related alerts. It also sets rules for handling victim information and requires reports on how the pilot works.
- INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
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- Create a federal firearm-access alert system
The FBI would set up a system for victims of specified crimes to register for alerts about firearms-related activity by the person who harmed them. Victims could register or leave the system at any time, and eligible guardians or representatives could register for minors or people unable to act for themselves.
- Send alerts about firearm-related activity
The system would receive reports when a background check finds a covered person cannot legally receive a firearm, when a firearm is transferred after a delayed determination, when a federal arrest follows an attempted acquisition, or when a denial is reversed. It would also receive notices of certain pardons and grants of relief from firearm restrictions, and alert registered victims.
- Fund state and tribal notification pilots
The Justice Department would award grants to states and tribes with victim notification systems to help them alert victims when a covered background check finds that a firearm purchase would violate law because of a domestic violence offense or court order. The systems would also report certain changes in the person’s legal status, such as a reversed denial or restored rights.
- Set pilot requirements and reporting
Grant recipients would have to put required pilot activities in place within three years of receiving a grant and continue the system for at least three years. They would report on their plans, costs, use, challenges, and best practices; the Attorney General would report to Congress on the results and the feasibility of a single federal system.
- Limit use and retention of victim information
Information provided for the federal system could be used only for firearm-access notifications, and information it receives from the background-check system would have to be deleted no later than 24 hours after an alert is sent. Victims would receive annual reminders that they are registered.
The bill would give registered victims a way to receive information about certain firearm-related activity by a person who harmed them, along with contact information for a family violence hotline. It also seeks to test whether state and tribal systems can provide these alerts and what it would take to expand the approach nationwide.
The bill limits use of victim information and requires prompt deletion of certain federal-system records, while also stating that it creates no enforceable right or benefit against the government or other people. Those choices affect both how the system protects victims’ information and what recourse they may have if it does not work as intended.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedOCT 1, 2026HOUSEOCT 1, 2026By Rep. DingellReferred to Judiciary
- SAME DAYNOWHouse committeeOCT 1, 2026JUDICIARY NOWOCT 1, 2026In committee for 7 daysNo hearing yet
- 7 DAYS SO FARPassed the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Senate committee—SENATE—
- Passed the Senate—SENATE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDEDBOTH CHAMBERSONLY IF NEEDEDSkipped if the other chamber passes the same text
- Signed into law—PRESIDENT—10 days to sign or veto
- OCT 12026OCT 1, 2026REFERREDHOUSEReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- OCT 12026OCT 1, 2026INTRODUCEDHOUSEIntroduced in House
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