[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 283 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 283

 To prohibit funding for the implementation and enforcement of Federal 
                            red flag orders.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2023

 Mr. Crenshaw introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit funding for the implementation and enforcement of Federal 
                            red flag orders.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 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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