Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 9/10/2019
Actions
- 2019-09-10Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.
- 2019-09-10Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2019-09-10Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
- 2019-03-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-02-14Introduced in House
- 2019-02-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-14 (00)
Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019
This bill addresses extreme risk protection order laws. Extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, generally allow certain individuals (e.g., law enforcement officers or family members) to petition a court for a temporary order that prohibits an at-risk individual from purchasing and possessing firearms.
First, the bill establishes a grant program to help states and Indian tribes implement extreme risk protection order laws and carry out related activities. Local governments and other entities may also receive grants to carry out certain activities, such as raising public awareness of extreme risk protection order laws. Further, grant recipients must use a specified portion of funds to provide training for law enforcement.
In addition, the bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition to include persons who are subject to an extreme risk protection order.
Cosponsors (20)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Val Demings (D-FL)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Subjects
- Due process and equal protection
- Firearms and explosives
- Judges
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Mental health
- Retail and wholesale trades
- State and local government operations
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