Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act

This bill would make sure people under certain court orders while awaiting trial cannot buy or receive guns. It adds “pretrial release order” to federal law and tells the background check system to deny a firearm if a judge’s pretrial order says the person can’t buy, have, or receive guns or ammo. This applies to orders from federal, state, Tribal, or local courts. Gun dealers would be blocked from making the sale when the background check shows such an order.

It also gives states and Tribal governments grant funding to report these pretrial orders into the national background check system, so the denials happen in real time. The bill authorizes $25 million each year from 2026 through 2030 to support this reporting, on top of existing programs.

• Who is affected: People under a judge’s pretrial release order that bans them from having guns or ammo; gun sellers who run background checks.
• What changes: Background checks must deny sales to those under such orders; states/Tribes can get grants to upload these orders to the system.
• When: Grant funding is authorized for fiscal years 2026–2030.