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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB4173

Legislation Overview

Title: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act

Subject: Crime and law enforcement

Description: To ensure that the background check system used for firearms purchases denies a firearm to a person prohibited from possessing a firearm by a lawful court order governing the pretrial release of the person.

Session: 119th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Last Action Date: June 26, 2025

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4173/all-info

Companion Bill: SB2186

Sponsors

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13 sponsors: Daniel Goldman (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Seth Magaziner (D); Maxwell Frost (D); Henry Johnson (D); Robert Garcia (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Delia Ramirez (D); Jared Huffman (D); Ed Case (D); Seth Moulton (D); George Latimer (D); Jahana Hayes (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Jun 26 2025	Introduced in House
House	Jun 26 2025	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Jul 8 2025	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: Judiciary

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill

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