PA Bill Number: SB945
Title: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals.
Description: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals. ...
Last Action: Third consideration and final passage (199-0)
Last Action Date: Apr 17, 2024
Proposed Federal House Legislation HB744
This legislation is a National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) promoting that idea by funding to states to enact their own ERPO's.
Legislation Overview
Title: Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2019
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Firearms and explosives: Judicial review and appeals: Law enforcement administration and funding: Mental health: State and local courts: State and local government operations: Violent crime
Description: Authorizes grants for states to implement extreme risk protection order laws (also known as red flag laws). An extreme risk protection order law permits a state court to issue an order that prohibits an individual from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. Additionally, persons subject to extreme risk protection orders constitute a new category of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition).
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/744/all-info
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: John Katko (R); Collin Peterson (D); John Curtis (R); Rodney Davis (R); Henry Cuellar (D); Mario Diaz-Balart (R); Fred Upton (R); Steve Stivers (R); Mark Amodei (R); Bill Flores (R); Gus Bilirakis (R); Garret Graves (R); Jaime Herrera Beutler (R); Michael McCaul (R); Pete Olson (R); David Joyce (R); Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 4 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Jan 24 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 24 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 4 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Votes
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