# 119-hr-4252: Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2025

119-hr-4252, Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4252
- Congress: 119
- Title: Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a federal grant program to help States, Tribes, and local governments adopt and run standardized Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws.** It also requires courts to report ERPOs to national background check systems and adds ERPO-based firearm prohibitions into federal records and law.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to run ERPO programs: benefit, high. If enacted, the Attorney General would award grants to states, tribes, and local groups to run ERPO programs. Money could fund training, court and police capacity, forms, data, and public outreach. Grantees would have to spend 25% to 70% on law enforcement training and include bias, domestic violen…
- States and tribes would honor ERPOs: benefit, medium. If enacted, states and tribes would have to enforce ERPOs from other states or tribes when due process was given. Police and courts could treat outside orders like their own. Tribal courts would have clear civil tools, like contempt and exclusion, to enforce orders. This would begin 180 days after…
- Gun ban if court issues ERPO: cost, high. If enacted, you could not possess or receive a gun if a court issued you a qualifying ERPO after a hearing. The order must bar gun possession and include a finding that you pose a danger. This new federal bar would start 180 days after enactment.
- ERPOs added to background-check systems: mixed, medium. If enacted, agencies could add ERPO records to national crime and background-check databases. People under an ERPO could be flagged during gun background checks. The bill also updates cross-references so NICS covers these orders. Changes would take effect 180 days after enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-4252 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4252)

## Related
- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4252 (as of 2026-04-21).