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HR6258Referred to Committee

Disarm Hate Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-11-21
Introduced
9
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
Democrat · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 98.2% (546 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/E000299

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (9)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Dave Min (D-CA-47)Original· 2025-11-21
  • James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6)Original· 2025-11-21
  • John Garamendi (D-CA-8)Original· 2025-11-21
  • Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3)Original· 2025-11-21
  • Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10)Original· 2025-11-21
  • Nikema Williams (D-GA-5)Original· 2025-11-21
  • Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12)Original· 2025-11-21
  • Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26)Original· 2025-11-21
  • Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7)· 2026-04-02

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-11-21

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-11-21

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-21

Plain-English Summary

Disarm Hate Act This bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm. Specifically, it prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or transport by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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