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Background Check Completion Act of 2025
To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.
Summary
The bill prohibits firearms dealers from selling a firearm until a background check is completed. Currently, federal law allows dealers to proceed with a sale if a background check is not completed within three business days. This bill eliminates that provision, requiring that background checks be finished and either approved or denied before a sale can occur. The bill also makes technical updates to related provisions in the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.
Sponsor (1)
25 cosponsors
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI)
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Richard Blumenthal’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $9,500
- FREEPOINT COMMODITIES LLC $6,600
- ALIX PARTNERS $6,600
- PALANTIR $6,600
- KRUX INC. $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Richard Blumenthal → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Dec 11, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Dec 11, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 11, 2025
Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Alsobrooks, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.
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 “Background Check Completion Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. COMPLETION OF BACKGROUND CHECKS.
(a) In General.—Section 922(t)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking “(i)”;
(B) by striking “or” and inserting “and”; and
(C) by striking clause (ii);
(2) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.—
(1) Section 12001(a)(3) of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (Public Law 117-159; 136 Stat. 1324) is amended by striking “paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) are repealed, and the provisions of law amended by those paragraphs are restored as if those paragraphs had not been enacted” and inserting “paragraph (2) is repealed, and the provision of law amendment by that paragraph is restored as if that paragraph had not been enacted”.
(2) Section 103(l)(3) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901(l)(3)) is amended by striking “, but in no case more than 10 business days,”. <all>
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