Bills · S 2186
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
Senate BillS 2186Crime and Law Enforcement
Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
INTRO JUN 26· LAST ACTION JUN 26
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenThis bill matters because it aims to close a potential gap in gun safety laws. Currently, a person might be deemed a risk by a court and prohibited from having a gun while awaiting trial, but that prohibition might not automatically show up in the federal background check system when they try to buy a firearm. If this bill becomes law, it ensures that such court-ordered prohibitions are consistently enforced through the national background check system.
Voters should care because it addresses concerns about public safety by preventing individuals who are already considered a risk by a judge from acquiring firearms. If it doesn't become law, the current situation would continue, meaning a person subject to a pretrial firearm prohibition might still be able to pass a federal background check and legally purchase a gun from a licensed dealer, potentially leading to dangerous situations.
KEY PROVISIONS
3AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Adds a new category of prohibited persons: individuals subject to a pretrial release order that prohibits them from purchasing, possessing, or receiving firearms.
This directly expands the group of people legally prevented from buying guns, aiming to enhance public safety during the pretrial period.
PROVISION 02
Amends the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to ensure the national background check system (NICS) includes these pretrial prohibitions.
This ensures that licensed gun dealers can actually identify and deny sales to individuals covered by the new prohibition.
PROVISION 03
Authorizes the Attorney General to provide grants to states and Indian Tribes to help them report these pretrial firearm prohibition orders to NICS.
This provision provides financial support to enable local courts and agencies to accurately and timely submit the necessary information to the federal system.
SPONSORSHIP
1 + 3
D· New Jersey
YRS IN OFFICE
12
BILLS LED
120
COSPONSOR BREAKDOWNBIPARTISAN · 0%
DEM 3 REP 0 IND 0
ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSJUN 26
Introduced in Senate
JUN 26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
BILL INFO
TypeSenate Bill
NumberS 2186
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedJun 26, 2025
Last actionJun 26, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED JUN 26, 2025
Senate BillS 2186Crime and Law Enforcement
Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
INTRODUCED JUN 26, 2025· LAST ACTION JUN 26, 2025
PASSAGE CHANCES
—%
READING
7 min
COSPONSORS
3
COMPLEXITY
Moderate
