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Secure Background Checks Act of 2025
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a person who fails to meet age and residential requirements from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and ammunition, to increase the penalties for transfer of a firearm to any person who is under indictment, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would amend federal firearms law to establish age and residential requirements for firearm purchases. It would prohibit individuals who fail to meet these requirements from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and ammunition. The bill also increases penalties for transferring firearms to individuals who are under indictment. The changes would be enforced through the existing federal firearms licensing and background check system.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
4 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Joe Neguse’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK $31,726
- HOLLAND & HART $17,400
- ELEVATIONS CREDIT UNION $14,600
- FOUNDRY GROUP $14,200
- DISH NETWORK $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Apr 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Apr 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 3, 2025
Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, and Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a person who fails to meet age and residential requirements from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and ammunition, to increase the penalties for transfer of a firearm to any person who is under indictment, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Secure Background Checks Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. AGE AND RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENT.
Section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking “or” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
“(10) who fails to meet the age requirement—
“(A) described in subsection (b)(1); and
“(B) in the person’s State of residence; or
“(11) who—
“(A) does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which the licensee’s place of business is located; and
“(B) is not subject to an exception under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(3),”.
SEC. 3. PENALTIES.
Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “, or (o)” and inserting “(n), or (o)”. <all>
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