Background Check Completion Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Dec 11, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedDec 11, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 55 words.
Background Check Completion Act of 2025 This bill prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check. Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 551 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 179 words
- Latest action
- Dec 11, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]