HR 2648 · In committee · last action April 3, 2025
<p><strong><strong></strong>Secure Background Checks Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill extends federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to two new categories of persons:</p><ul><li>persons who fail to meet the minimum age requirements imposed by federal law and by the law of their resident state; and</li><li>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.</li></ul><p>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.</p><p> </p>
Joe Neguse (D-CO)
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<p><strong><strong></strong>Secure Background Checks Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill extends federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to two new categories of persons:</p><ul><li>persons who fail to meet the minimum age requirements imposed by federal law and by the law of their resident state; and</li><li>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.</li></ul><p>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.</p><p> </p>