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Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SB2186

Legislation Overview

Title: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act

Subject: Crime and law enforcement

Description: A bill 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: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Last Action Date: June 26, 2025

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2186/all-info

Companion Bill: HB4173

Sponsors

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4 sponsors: Cory Booker (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Alex Padilla (D); Richard Durbin (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Jun 26 2025	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Jul 15 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: S

Committee Name: Judiciary

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill

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