Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Jun 26, 2025
What it does
The Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act would amend federal firearms laws to require that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) deny firearm purchases to individuals subject to a court-issued pretrial release order that prohibits them from possessing firearms. It expands the definition of prohibited persons under the Gun Control Act of 1968 to include those under such pretrial orders and updates related provisions in the Brady Act and NICS Improvement Amendments Act to reflect this change. The bill also authorizes $25 million annually from 2026 to 2030 in grants to states and tribes to report pretrial firearm restrictions to NICS, ensuring these orders are…
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