States and tribal governments that pass "red flag" laws — allowing courts to temporarily remove firearms from someone found to be a danger to themselves or others — would become eligible for federal grants to set up and run those programs. The money could fund training for law enforcement and judges, develop court procedures, and raise public awareness. Between 25% and 70% of each grant must go toward officer training, which the bill requires to cover topics like racial bias, domestic violence situations, and mental health de-escalation. The bill would also make it a federal offense for someone under an extreme risk protection order to buy or possess a firearm, and those orders would be entered into the national background check system so they apply across state lines.
Civil Liberties
- Firearm possession during ex parte order — Permitted on probable-cause finding before respondent is heard
- Hearing window — Full hearing required within 30 days of the ex parte order
- Notice and due-process minimums — Federal grant eligibility conditioned on written notice and opportunity to be heard
- Cross-state enforcement of state ERPOs — Full faith and credit required for orders issued under qualifying state laws
- Federal NICS coverage of state ERPOs — State and tribal orders entered into the national background-check system
- Officer training requirement — 25–70% of grant funds must fund training on bias, domestic violence, and de-escalation
Congressional Summary
This bill establishes grants to support the implementation of extreme risk protection order laws at the state and local levels, extends federal firearms restrictions to individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders, and expands related data collection. 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.Among its provisions, the billdirects the Department of Justice to establish a grant program to help states, local governments, Indian tribes, and other entities implement extreme risk protection order laws;extends federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders; andrequires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to compile records from federal, tribal, and state courts and other agencies that identify individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-06-30
- Date Added
- 2026-03-30
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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