The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Proposed Law: Military Participation in State 'Red Flag' Gun Laws
Record date · December 18, 2024
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Would Do
This bill would require the U.S. Armed Forces to participate in state-level 'extreme risk protection order' programs, commonly known as red flag laws, when a service member is deemed a serious threat to themselves or others. Within one year of enactment, the Secretary of Defense would be required to establish policies for military branches to share relevant information with state courts and law enforcement during these proceedings.
The bill would override certain federal privacy protections, allowing the military to share service member information with state courts to facilitate the temporary removal of firearms from individuals identified as high-risk.
- Ms. Pingree is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. context
- Extreme risk protection orders are state-level legal mechanisms designed to temporarily restrict firearm access for individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Service members
Their personal information may be shared with state courts and law enforcement, and they may be subject to state-level firearm removal orders.
Commanding officers
They are tasked with determining if a service member is unfit to possess a firearm and must comply with new reporting requirements.
State judicial and law enforcement personnel
They will receive evidence and information from the military regarding service members during ERPO proceedings.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an 'extreme risk protection order' program?
Does this bill change federal privacy laws?
Which military branches are affected?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently filed. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Committee.
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Privacy Law Override
The bill explicitly mandates that military branches ignore specific HIPAA and Privacy Act of 1974 protections to facilitate state-level firearm proceedings.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.congress.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools