Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 This bill authorizes and establishes procedures for federal courts to issue extreme risk protection orders. An extreme risk protection order is a federal court order that prohibits a person from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition. A family or household member, or a law enforcement officer, may petition for an extreme risk protection order with respect to an individual who poses a risk to themselves or others. The bill also expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from purchasing, shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition. Specifically, it adds, as a new category, persons who are subject to an extreme risk protection order.
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
Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-3076| House
| Updated: 6/28/2019
Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 This bill authorizes and establishes procedures for federal courts to issue extreme risk protection orders. An extreme risk protection order is a federal court order that prohibits a person from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition. A family or household member, or a law enforcement officer, may petition for an extreme risk protection order with respect to an individual who poses a risk to themselves or others. The bill also expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from purchasing, shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition. Specifically, it adds, as a new category, persons who are subject to an extreme risk protection order.
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