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S. 3256 119th Congress Senate

Disarm Hate Act

Official title: A bill to prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or has received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or has received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.

Introduced: November 20, 2025 Introduced by: Ben Ray Luján Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 20, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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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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