Fair Legal Access Grants Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +5
- Latest action
- Jan 21, 2026
What it does
The Fair Legal Access Grants Act would amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to states, local governments, and tribal governments to provide legal representation and resources to individuals seeking extreme risk protection orders, including access to counsel, interpretation services, legal resource centers, personnel hiring, subgrants to nonprofits, and training on the distinction between extreme risk and domestic violence protection orders. The bill authorizes $50 million annually for fiscal years 2028 through 2034 to fund these efforts. It also clarifies that federal courts lack jurisdiction over cases involving…
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
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