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H.R. 2598: Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017

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H.R. 2598: Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-23 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017

Plain summary

Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the sale, transfer to, receipt of, or possession of a firearm by a person who is subject to a gun violence prevention order. A gun violence prevention order is a court order that prohibits an individual from owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. The bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to make grants to states that have in effect legislation that: (1) authorizes a family member, or a law enforcement officer, to apply for a gun violence prevention order against an individual who may pose a significant risk to themselves or others; (2) authorizes a law enforcement officer to temporarily seize firearms from that individual, subject to a warrant; and (3) requires law enforcement agencies to comply with certain requirements.

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Official text

Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · 144 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and 84 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2598 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115