119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 223


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


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.

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 2025”.

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.