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Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2018

Introduced: March 22, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2018

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a new grant program to help states and Indian tribes carry out laws that authorize and establish procedures for a family or household member, or law enforcement officer, to petition a court for an extreme risk protection order with respect to an individual who poses a significant danger to themselves or others. An extreme risk protection order is a state or tribal court order that prohibits an individual from purchasing, possessing, receiving, or having control or custody of a firearm.

Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition) to include persons who are subject to a court order that restrains them from possessing and purchasing a firearm.

What's happening now March 22, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1