Bill · S. 3882· Senate(119-S-3882)
Fair Legal Access Grants Act
- Introduced
- 2/12/2026
- Last activity
- 2/12/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Fair Legal Access Grants Act aims to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. This bill would allow the Attorney General to award grants to States, local governments, and Tribal governments. These funds are intended to provide legal representation and resources to individuals eligible to seek extreme risk protection orders. The bill provides for the establishment of legal resource centers and the hiring of specific personnel. It also includes provisions for training various legal and law enforcement professionals. Finally, the bill sets an authorization of $50,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2031.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns?+5
The bill facilitates the process of extreme risk protection orders to reduce firearm-related harm.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+4
The bill funds legal aid and resources that may be essential for those unable to afford private counsel.
Would women be better off under this?+3
The bill includes training to help victims of domestic violence seek appropriate protection orders.
The opposite
Would gun owners be better off under this?-3
The bill provides resources to facilitate the removal of firearms from individuals via protection orders.
Does this protect the right to own guns?-3
The bill provides resources to support the removal of firearms from individuals through extreme risk protection orders.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Access to Legal Counsel and Language Services: Grant recipients can use funds to ensure petitioners have access to counsel as well as interpretation and translation services (Section 2(b)(2)(A)).
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Information Availability: Funds can be used to establish legal resource centers that publish and distribute information and respond to inquiries regarding the legal process for extreme risk protection orders (Section 2(b)(2)(B)(i)).
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Language Expansion: Legal resource centers can focus on expanding resources in multiple languages other than English (Section 2(b)(2)(B)(ii)).
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Community Legal Aid: Grant recipients may award subgrants to nonprofit organizations that provide community legal aid (Section 2(b)(2)(D)).
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Improved Safety Decisions: Training for legal service providers, law enforcement, prosecutors, and court personnel on the differences between extreme risk protection orders and domestic violence protection orders is intended to ensure victims seek the form of protection that best addresses their safety needs (Section 2(b)(2)(E)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+4Good For Women+3Good For Immigrants+2Good For Native Americans+2Good For Gun Owners-3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Due Process+3Increases Federal Power+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Gun Control Measures+5Improves Second Amendment Protections-3
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+1
- 2/12/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in Senate
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