H.R. 223

Summary

H.R. 223, the Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 7, 2025 by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 223 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 223 IH: Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-07
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 223  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 7, 2025   Mr. Crenshaw  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To prohibit funding for the implementation and enforcement of Federal red flag orders.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition on funding for implementation and enforcement of red flag laws or rules
(a)
Prohibition on funding
None of the funds made available for any Federal department or agency may be used to—
(1)
implement or enforce Federal red flag laws; or
(2)
provide assistance to States, local, tribal, or territorial government departments or agencies for the implementation or enforcement of red flag laws.
(b)
Red flag law defined
In this section, the term  red flag law  means a risk-based, temporary, and preemptive protective order that authorizes the removal of a firearm without due process.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) sponsors H.R. 223, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Dan Crenshaw

Rep. · R–TX-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 7, 2025

Byron Donalds

Rep. · R–FL-19 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 9, 2025

Barry Moore

Rep. · R–AL-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 9, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 223 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jan 7, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 223 has taken 2 actions since Jan 7, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 223 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 223 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To prohibit funding for the implementation and enforcement of Federal red flag orders. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 223 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 223 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 223’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 223 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Due process and equal protection to Firearms and explosives.

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