Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2026
Current understanding
The Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2026 would authorize federal district courts to issue extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) barring at-risk persons from possessing firearms, extend federal firearms prohibitions under the Gun Control Act to persons subject to such orders, and require the FBI to compile ERPO records (with implications for NICS integration). It also establishes DOJ implementation grants to support federal and state ERPO programs. Status: introduced; fiscal implications include DOJ grant appropriations and FBI records-system buildout.
Evidence log
- 2026-02-17 — Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2026: cross-connection with gun-records-restoration-preservation-act: Federal ERPO Act’s FBI records compilation requirement intersects with GRRPA’s broader expansion of federal firearms records authority and NICS retention. (novelty: 3)