PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 3480: Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 3480: Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-25 · 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 Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021

Plain summary

Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 This bill establishes grants to support the implementation of extreme risk protection order laws at the state and local levels, extends federal firearms restrictions to individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders, and expands related data collection. 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. Among its provisions, the bill directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to establish a grant program to help states, local governments, Indian tribes, and other entities implement extreme risk protection order laws; extends federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders; and requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to compile (and later destroy) records from federal, tribal, and state courts and other agencies that identify individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · 126 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Grace Meng (D-NY), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Dina Titus (D-NV), John Garamendi (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), André Carson (D-IN), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) and 66 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.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (1)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3480 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117