HR 6258 · in committee · significant
Disarm Hate Act
- civil rights
What this bill does
- This bill prevents people convicted of hate crimes from buying or possessing firearms.
- It applies to anyone convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime or given an enhanced hate crime sentence.
- The restrictions take effect upon conviction and use existing federal firearms prohibition enforcement mechanisms.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would courts determine whether a crime qualifies as hate-motivated, and what evidence or standards would apply across different states?
- 02
What existing federal firearms prohibitions does this bill build upon, and how would enforcement differ from current mechanisms?
- 03
Should misdemeanor hate crime convictions carry the same firearm restrictions as felony convictions, or should penalties vary by offense severity?
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Sponsor · D-TX-16
Veronica Escobar
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
9/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-11-21
Joining the bill
Legislative timeline
2025-11-21 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-11-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-11-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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