Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2018
Latest action · Mar 20, 2018 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2018
This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize and establish procedures for a family or household member, or law enforcement officer, to request an extreme risk protection order with respect to an individual who poses an imminent risk to themselves or others. An extreme risk protection order is a federal court order that prohibits a person from owning, possessing, receiving, or having control or custody of a firearm.
The bill also expands the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition) to add a new category for persons who are subject to a court order that prohibits them from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2018 to Jun 28, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Mar 8, 2018 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Jun 11, 2018 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Jun 28, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2018Hearings Mar 20, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2018Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
- Mar 8, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Mar 8, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-9 | A BORDERLESS BATTLE: DEFENDING AGAINST CYBER THREATS76 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Mar 22, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the issuance of extreme risk protection orders.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information and records
- Due process and equal protection
- Firearms and explosives
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Mental health
- Retail and wholesale trades
- State and local government operations
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2018Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
