Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 13
- 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 order governing their pretrial release that prohibits them from possessing, purchasing, or receiving firearms. It defines “pretrial release order” to include federal, state, tribal, or local court orders related to a person’s release pending trial and updates multiple provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, and the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to align background check criteria with this new prohibition. The bill also authorizes…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.