Secure Background Checks Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Apr 3, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 119 words.
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.
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 9 of 335 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 165 words
- Latest action
- Apr 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 118th H.R. 2898 Secure Background Checks Act of 2023 D · Introduced
- 117th H.R. 5080 Secure Background Checks Act of 2021 D · Introduced