Enforce red flag laws.

...and enforcing red flag laws.

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Preventing Gun Violence | Seth Moulton for Massachusetts
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA-6] as a cosponsor of H.R.2377 on 07/13/2021. The bill had 147 cosponsors and was the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022.

Moulton took concrete legislative action to advance a federal extreme risk protection order bill after the campaign period.

partial later_term A for effort

Congress.gov: Cosponsors - H.R.2377 - Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022
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Congress.gov says H.R.2377 passed the House on 06/09/2022 by 224-202 but its latest Senate action was referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill status is Passed House, not enacted law.

The broader federal red-flag bill Moulton cosponsored advanced through the House but failed to become law, so it does not fully deliver the promise.

never later_term A for effort

Congress.gov: H.R.2377 - Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022
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The engrossed House bill would authorize federal courts to issue extreme risk protection orders, require Attorney General database updates, create training requirements, create state and local ERPO grants, and require full faith and credit for qualifying ERPOs.

The bill text closely matched the promise to enforce red flag laws, but because it did not become law it is evidence of effort rather than full fulfillment.

never later_term A for effort

Congress.gov: Text - H.R.2377 - Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 299 on S.2938 as passed 234-193 on 06/24/2022. Rep. Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts, is recorded as voting Yea.

Moulton voted for the final House passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the enacted law that funded state crisis intervention and ERPO implementation programs.

partial later_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House: Roll Call 299, S.2938
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Congress.gov lists S.2938 as Public Law 117-159, with latest action on 06/25/2022: became law. The CRS summary states the act changes federal firearms laws and supports programs to address gun violence.

The law Moulton voted for was enacted during later federal service, creating a partial federal delivery path for red flag implementation but not a nationwide ERPO enforcement law.

partial later_term A for effort

S.2938 - 117th Congress: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
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Public Law 117-159 section 12003 authorizes Byrne grants for state crisis intervention court proceedings, including extreme risk protection order programs, with due-process requirements. The appropriations section provides $750,000,000 for purposes described in that crisis-intervention provision.

The enacted law provides federal funding and statutory authority for state ERPO implementation, supporting a partial fulfillment of enforcing or implementing red flag laws.

partial later_term A for effort

GovInfo: Public Law 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
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BJA says the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program, authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, provides formula funds for state crisis intervention proceedings and related initiatives, including ERPO programs that keep guns from people who pose a threat to themselves or others.

Federal implementation occurred through DOJ/BJA grants, showing partial practical delivery after enactment of the law Moulton supported.

partial later_term

Bureau of Justice Assistance: Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Overview
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DOJ announced the National ERPO Resource Center to provide training and technical assistance to officials and service providers implementing laws to keep guns from people who pose a threat. DOJ also said OJP awarded $238 million in 2023 under Byrne SCIP for crisis intervention strategies including ERPO programs.

The executive branch used BSCA authority and funds to support ERPO implementation, further supporting partial delivery, though this was not a direct action by Moulton.

partial later_term

U.S. Department of Justice: Justice Department Launches the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center
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Congress.gov says H.R.1236 addressed red flag laws by establishing grants for states and tribes to implement ERPO laws and expanding firearms prohibitions to people subject to ERPOs. Its latest action was ordered reported in the House Judiciary Committee, and its status remained Introduced.

During the 116th Congress, a broader red-flag enforcement bill did not become law, indicating the promise was not fully delivered in the campaign-era term.

never same_term

Congress.gov: H.R.1236 - Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019
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