US Congress Senate Bill 506 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-2)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]
Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB1236 (Related) 2019-09-10 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.
SB3254 (Related) 2020-02-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB5717 (Related) 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
SB4271 (Related) 2020-07-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/506/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s506/BILLS-116s506is.pdf