S 3256 119th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Disarm Hate Act

Introduced: November 20, 2025 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Nov 20, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Disarm Hate Act

This bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm.

Specifically, it prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or transport by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence.

What's happening now November 20, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related & companion bills 1

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Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
for GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · Virginia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

Cosponsors 1

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Apr 22, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3256: Disarm Hate Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3256/

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"S. 3256: Disarm Hate Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3256/.

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S. 3256, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3256/.

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