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Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2018

Introduced: September 20, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Sep 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 7, 2018
Introduced in House
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Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2018

This bill authorizes state grants to implement laws that permit courts to issue extreme risk protection orders. An extreme risk protection order is a state court order that prohibits an individual from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.

Additionally, the bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition. Specifically, it adds a new category of prohibited persons—persons who are subject to a court order that restrains them from possessing a firearm.

What's happening now September 7, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Bishop, Mike
· Oct 16, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Sep 27, 2018
Renacci, James
· Sep 27, 2018
UPTON, FRED
· Sep 20, 2018
Comstock, Barbara
· Sep 7, 2018
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 7, 2018
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Curtis, John R.
Utah · Sep 7, 2018
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 7, 2018
Young, David
· Sep 7, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6747: Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6747/
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"H.R. 6747: Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6747/.
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H.R. 6747, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6747/.
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