I support red flag laws and federal funding for states to enact them.

Stephen F. Lynch · Massachusetts · Democratic

policy impact 0.80 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 95%

Occurrences

Stephen has co-sponsored the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act. This legislation would allow federal funds to be used for states to enact “red flag” laws.

The page says he co-sponsored legislation enabling federal funds for state red flag laws.

Common Sense Gun Laws | Stephen F Lynch
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Evidence

The House Clerk’s roll call shows Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) voted Yea on passage of H.R. 2377, the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act.

Direct congressional support for red-flag legislation; this is concrete pro-ERPO action, but the bill did not become law.

partial later_term A for effort

Roll Call 255 | Bill Number: H. R. 2377
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Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, authorizes Byrne grants for state crisis-intervention programs and includes extreme risk protection order programs among the eligible uses.

This enacted law delivers the federal funding component of the promise for states to implement ERPO/red-flag programs, though it does not itself enact a national red-flag law.

delivered later_term A for effort

Public Law 117-159
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The House Clerk’s roll call shows Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) voted Yea on concurrence for S. 2938, the vehicle that became the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

Concrete support for the enacted package that funded crisis-intervention and ERPO-related programs; this reinforces the funding portion of the claim.

delivered later_term A for effort

Roll Call 299 | Bill Number: S. 2938
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Assessments

partial later_term

Lynch materially advanced both parts of the position while serving in federal office: he voted for the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, showing direct support for red-flag laws, and he voted for S. 2938, which became the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and provided federal funding that states can use for ERPO and other crisis-intervention programs. But the standalone federal red-flag bill he supported did not become law, so the full promised policy outcome was not completely delivered. Because one major component was enacted and Lynch directly supported it, the best judgment is partial credit with later-term timing.

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