Bill Details
HR.223 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-01-07 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-01-07
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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This bill would stop federal money from being used to carry out or enforce federal “red flag” orders. It would also block federal agencies from helping state, local, tribal, or territorial governments use or enforce these orders. In simple terms, the bill would prevent the federal government from spending funds on these firearm removal rules, which it says take guns away without due process.
- Federal departments and agencies could not use their funds to implement or enforce federal red flag laws.
- Federal agencies also could not use funds to assist state, local, tribal, or territorial governments with these laws.
- The bill defines a red flag law as a temporary, risk-based order that allows a firearm to be taken away before a full legal process is completed.
Official Summaries
Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2025
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement or enforce red flag laws. The term red flag law means a risk-based, temporary, and preemptive protective order that authorizes the removal of a firearm without due process.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 223 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 223
To prohibit funding for the implementation and enforcement of Federal
red flag orders.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 7, 2025
Mr. Crenshaw introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit funding for the implementation and enforcement of Federal
red flag orders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF
RED FLAG LAWS OR RULES.
(a) Prohibition on Funding.--None of the funds made available for
any Federal department or agency may be used to--
(1) implement or enforce Federal red flag laws; or
(2) provide assistance to States, local, tribal, or
territorial government departments or agencies for the
implementation or enforcement of red flag laws.
(b) Red Flag Law Defined.--In this section, the term ``red flag
law'' means a risk-based, temporary, and preemptive protective order
that authorizes the removal of a firearm without due process.
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