# 119-hr-7171: Fair Legal Access Grants Act

119-hr-7171, Fair Legal Access Grants Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7171
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fair Legal Access Grants Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal grant program to fund legal representation for people seeking extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) and related support.** It directs the Justice Department to award grants to States, local governments, and Tribal Governments and defines permissible uses and key terms for the program. - People eligible to file ERPOs would get funded access to counsel, interpretation or translation services, and legal resource centers that publish information and answer questions. - States, local, and Tribal governments could use grants to hire staff to process and represent petitioners, run legal resource centers, and award subgrants to nonprofit community legal aid groups. - Legal service providers, prosecutors, law enforcement, and court personnel could receive training to distinguish ERPOs from domestic violence protection orders so survivors pursue the protection that fits their needs. *Would increase federal spending by $50.0 million per year for fiscal years 2028 through 2034 to carry out the grant program.*

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More legal help for ERPO petitioners: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General would award grants to States, local governments, and Tribal Governments to help people who can ask for an extreme risk protection order. The bill would authorize $50 million each year for fiscal years 2028 through 2034. Grant money would pay for lawyers, interpreter…
- Limits federal lawsuits over ERPOs: mixed, low. If enacted, no Federal court would have jurisdiction over a Federal, State, Tribal, or local legal action that arises because a covered petitioner filed an ERPO petition. The only exception would be when the covered petitioner filed a false or intentionally harassing petition. This rule would rely…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 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-7171 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7171)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [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-7171 (as of 2026-04-21).