Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2026
Official title: To authorize the issuance of extreme risk protection orders.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2026
This bill authorizes and establishes procedures for federal courts to issue federal extreme risk protection orders. Additionally, the bill establishes grants to support the implementation of extreme risk protection order laws at the state and local levels, extends federal firearms restrictions to individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders, and expands related data collection.
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.
Among its provisions, the bill
- authorizes a family or household member, or a law enforcement officer, to petition for a federal extreme risk protection order with respect to an individual who poses a risk to themselves or others;
- directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program to help states, local governments, Indian tribes, and other entities implement extreme risk protection order laws;
- extends federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders; and
- requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to compile records from federal, tribal, and state courts and other agencies that identify individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders.
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- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
- GIFFORDS
- BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
- GIFFORDS
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
- BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Education, Dept of
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
- Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
- Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7599: Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7599/
"H.R. 7599: Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7599/.
H.R. 7599, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7599/.
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