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S 889 · in committee · significant

Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill creates federal grants to help states and localities enforce extreme risk protection order laws, which temporarily restrict firearm access for at-risk individuals.
  • State and local governments, Indian tribes, and courts are affected, along with individuals subject to these protective orders.
  • The Department of Justice administers the grant program, the FBI compiles court records, and federal firearm restrictions apply to those under such orders.

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    How should federal grant funding be distributed between states with existing extreme risk laws and those developing new programs?

  2. 02

    What safeguards would you want in place to protect due process rights for individuals subject to these protective orders?

  3. 03

    Who should bear the costs of training law enforcement and court staff to implement these orders at the local level?

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Sponsor · D-CT

Richard Blumenthal

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Introduced 2025-03-06

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-06 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-03-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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