# 119-hr-4173: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act

119-hr-4173, Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4173
- Congress: 119
- Title: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Blocks people under court-ordered pretrial release from purchasing firearms.** This bill would add a new federal definition of "pretrial release order" and make such orders a standalone disqualifier for buying, possessing, or receiving firearms. It would tighten background-check rules and align related federal statutes and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to enforce that prohibition. - People under pretrial release: Individuals subject to a court order that bars firearm possession would be federally prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or receiving firearms. - Dealers and background checks: Federal firearms licensees would face clearer rules that make knowingly selling or transferring a firearm to someone under such an order a federal violation, and NICS checks would be updated to reflect those prohibitions. - States and Indian Tribes: States and tribes could receive grants to report covered pretrial release orders to NICS, with the bill authorizing $25 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2030. *Would authorize $25 million annually from 2026 through 2030, totaling $125 million in authorized funding over that period and increasing federal spending by that amount.*

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Funding to report pretrial gun bans: benefit, high. If enacted, the government would provide $25 million each year from 2026 through 2030 to help States and Tribal governments report pretrial release orders that ban guns to the national background check system. A State or Tribal chief executive would apply for the funds. These grants would be on top…
- No guns under pretrial court bans: cost, high. If enacted, people under a pretrial release order that bans firearms would not be allowed to buy, get, or have a gun. The bill would define a "pretrial release order" as a court order that sets your release conditions before trial. This would apply while the order is in effect and can come from fed…
- Stronger rules for gun background checks: mixed, medium. If enacted, federal rules for background checks would be updated to cover the "knowing sale or disposition" of a gun, not just someone receiving one. Licensed dealers would need to follow these terms, and the background check system would use them to decide if a transfer can proceed. Checks would t…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4173 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4173)

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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4173 (as of 2026-04-21).