# 117-hr-6717: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act

117-hr-6717, Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6717
- Congress: 117
- Title: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act This bill prohibits the sale or disposition of a firearm or ammunition to a person who is subject to a pretrial release order that prohibits the person from purchasing, possessing, or receiving firearms. It also establishes grants for states and Indian tribes to report information about pretrial release orders to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6717 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6717)

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- [117-hres-942: Original Black History Month Resolution of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-942)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5723)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5441)
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