Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize and establish procedures for a family or household member, or law enforcement officer, to request an extreme risk protection order with respect to an individual who poses an imminent risk to themselves or others. An extreme risk protection order is a federal court order that prohibits a person from owning, possessing, receiving, or having control or custody of a firearm. The bill also expands the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition) to add a new category for persons who are subject to a court order that prohibits them from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsDue process and equal protectionFirearms and explosivesJudicial procedure and administrationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operationsViolent crime
A bill to authorize the issuance of extreme risk protection orders.
USA115th CongressS-2521| Senate
| Updated: 3/20/2018
Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize and establish procedures for a family or household member, or law enforcement officer, to request an extreme risk protection order with respect to an individual who poses an imminent risk to themselves or others. An extreme risk protection order is a federal court order that prohibits a person from owning, possessing, receiving, or having control or custody of a firearm. The bill also expands the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition) to add a new category for persons who are subject to a court order that prohibits them from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.
Assault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsDue process and equal protectionFirearms and explosivesJudicial procedure and administrationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operationsViolent crime