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H.R. 1236: Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019

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H.R. 1236: Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-14 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-14 · 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: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16. 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

Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019

Plain summary

Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 This bill addresses extreme risk protection order laws. Extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, generally allow certain individuals (e.g., law enforcement officers or family members) to petition a court for a temporary order that prohibits an at-risk individual from purchasing and possessing firearms. First, the bill establishes a grant program to help states and Indian tribes implement extreme risk protection order laws and carry out related activities. Local governments and other entities may also receive grants to carry out certain activities, such as raising public awareness of extreme risk protection order laws. Further, grant recipients must use a specified portion of funds to provide training for law enforcement. In addition, the bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition to include persons who are subject to an extreme risk protection order.

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Official text

Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · 211 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Takano (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) and 151 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-cong116-hr1236 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116