Federal · 119th Congress

HR545 To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders on reducing gun violence, and for other purposes.

Direction

Firearms red flag erpoAI label

No change to gun access model confidence 90%

Directs a federal study on the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders (red-flag laws) on reducing gun violence, with no change to their availability or requirements.

the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, shall conduct a study on the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders on reducing gun violence.

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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action: 2025-01-16: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Filed: 2025-01-16
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Sponsor: Ritchie Torres D

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill requires only a study on extreme risk protection orders (red-flag ERPOs) and their effect on gun violence; it enacts no policy change, expansion, or restriction on firearms access or red-flag procedures.

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Text versions

Introduced in House 2025-01-16

History (3 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-16	Libra	Introduced in House
2025-01-16	Libra	Introduced in House
2025-01-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.