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H.R. 223 119th Congress House

Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2025

Official title: To prohibit funding for the implementation and enforcement of Federal red flag orders.

Introduced: January 7, 2025 Introduced by: Dan Crenshaw Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Due process and equal protectionExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosives
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 7, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement or enforce red flag laws. The term red flag law means a risk-based, temporary, and preemptive protective order that authorizes the removal of a firearm without due process.

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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Jan 9, 2025
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Jan 9, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 223: Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-223/
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"H.R. 223: Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-223/.
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H.R. 223, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-223/.
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[H.R. 223: Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-223/)
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