S. 3256 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Nov 20, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands firearm restrictions for hate crime convictions
This bill would add new restrictions on who can own or carry guns. Specifically, it would prohibit people convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes—or those who received enhanced sentences for hate crime misdemeanors—from buying, receiving, possessing, or transporting firearms.
How it affects you
If you've been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime or received an enhanced sentence for one, you would no longer be allowed to own or possess a gun. This affects people with these specific convictions more directly than the general public.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Nov 20, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 3256
A BILL
Disarm Hate Act
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) · Introduced Nov 20, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 20, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”