Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act

This bill closes a gap in gun background checks. If a court has ordered someone, as a condition of release before trial, not to buy or possess guns, the national background check system must block a gun purchase. It adds people under these “pretrial release orders” to the list of those a dealer cannot sell to, and updates related background check rules so the system matches the law .

It also offers funding to help States and Tribes report these court orders into the background check system, so records are complete and timely. The bill authorizes $25 million per year from 2026 through 2030 for this reporting effort, and makes related technical updates to federal gun and background check laws to keep everything consistent .

• Who is affected: People under court pretrial release orders that restrict guns; gun dealers; State and Tribal agencies that report records to NICS .
• What changes: Background checks must deny purchases by people under such orders; dealers are barred from selling to them; laws are updated to reflect this; grants help States and Tribes report these orders to NICS .
• When: Grant funding is authorized for fiscal years 2026–2030.