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Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2019

Introduced: January 24, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 24, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced in House
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Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2019

This bill authorizes grants for states to implement extreme risk protection order laws (also known as red flag laws). An extreme risk protection order law permits a state court to issue an order that prohibits an individual from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.

Additionally, persons subject to extreme risk protection orders constitute a new category of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition).

What's happening now March 4, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 1 Republican 6
R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Oct 4, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Sep 27, 2019
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Sep 24, 2019
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 24, 2019
Graves, Garret
· Sep 18, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 12, 2019
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Sep 11, 2019
Flores, Bill
· Sep 11, 2019
UPTON, FRED
· Jan 25, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 24, 2019
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Jan 24, 2019
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jan 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 744: Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-744/
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"H.R. 744: Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-744/.
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H.R. 744, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-744/.
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