119th Congress
H.R. 2648
Secure Background Checks Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Joe Neguse(D-CO)
- Introduced
- Apr 3, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (4)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)
Added later (1)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) · Apr 7, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Secure Background Checks Act of 2025
This bill extends federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to two new categories of persons:
• persons who fail to meet the minimum age requirements imposed by federal law and by the law of their resident state; and
• persons who are out-of-state residents and do not qualify for an exception, such as the temporary loan or rental of a firearm for lawful sporting purposes.
Additionally, the bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both—on an individual who ships, transports, or receives a firearm or ammunition while under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Apr 3, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Apr 3, 2025
Introduced in House