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US SB2186

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

6/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Cory Booker

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Adds persons subject to pretrial release orders that prohibit firearm possession to the list of individuals who cannot purchase firearms under the federal background check system
  • Defines "pretrial release order" as any Federal, State, Tribal, or local court order governing the release of an arrested person pending trial that restricts firearm purchasing, possession, or receipt
  • Amends the Gun Control Act of 1968, Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, and NICS Improvement Amendments Act to require background checks to screen for pretrial release restrictions
  • Authorizes $25 million annually for fiscal years 2026-2030 in grants to States and Indian Tribes to report pretrial release orders to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
  • Introduced June 26, 2025 by Senators Booker, Blumenthal, Padilla, and Durbin; referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee

Legislative Description

Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act

Crime and law enforcement

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

6/26/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/26/2025

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