Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/4/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2019-01-24Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-24 (00)
Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2019
This bill authorizes grants for states to implement extreme risk protection order laws (also known as red flag laws). An extreme risk protection order law permits a state court to issue an order that prohibits an individual from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.
Additionally, persons subject to extreme risk protection orders constitute a new category of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition).
Cosponsors (16)
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- John Curtis (R-UT)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- FRED UPTON (R-MI)
- Steve Stivers (R-OH)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Bill Flores (R-TX)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Garret Graves (R-LA)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Pete Olson (R-TX)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
Subjects
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Firearms and explosives
- Judicial review and appeals
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Mental health
- State and local courts
- State and local government operations
- Violent crime
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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