House adopts rule (H.Res.1057) to consider H.R.2189 to modernize federal firearms laws and other measures
Federal bill HRES 1057 — status: passed chamber
Official title: Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
In effect
What it does
H.Res.1057 is a House rules resolution that set the terms for floor consideration of several bills, including H.R.2189 (to modernize federal firearms laws for new technologies and less-than-lethal weapons). The House agreed to the resolution (motion to reconsider laid on the table) on February 11, 2026, allowing debate and amendments under the specified rule. The resolution itself does not change substantive law; it only governs how the House will consider the listed bills.
Industry impact
This is a procedural measure and does not impose new requirements on dealers, manufacturers, or NFA/SOT holders. Its practical effect for industry is limited to accelerating or shaping floor consideration of H.R.2189 — a separate bill that, if passed into law, could affect how certain technologies and less-than-lethal devices are regulated. Firearms businesses should monitor H.R.2189 for substantive provisions that would create compliance, reporting, or product changes.
Latest official status: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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