H.R. 2648 · 119th Congress
Secure Background Checks Act of 2025
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Neguse
- Introduced
- 2025-04-03
- Latest action
- 2025-04-03 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
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; andpersons 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.