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Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2021

Introduced: February 8, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 8, 2021
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Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2021

This bill establishes a new grant program to help states and Indian tribes implement extreme risk protection order laws.

Extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, generally allow certain individuals (e.g., law enforcement officers or family members) to petition a court for a temporary order that prohibits an at-risk individual from purchasing and possessing firearms.

The bill also expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. Specifically, it adds a new category of prohibited persons: persons who are subject to an extreme risk protection order.

What's happening now February 8, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 8, 2021
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 8, 2021
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 8, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 292: Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-292/
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"S. 292: Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-292/.
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S. 292, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-292/.
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