What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
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.
Action Timeline
2025-04-03
Introduced in House
2025-04-03
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-04-03
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.2648 pass?
HR.2648 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 38%.
What does HR.2648 do?
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, tr…
Who sponsored HR.2648?
HR.2648 was sponsored by Joe Neguse (D-Colorado).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 2648 IH: Secure Background Checks Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-04-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2648 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2025 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Auchincloss , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , and Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a person who fails to meet age and residential requirements from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and ammunition, to increase the penalties for transfer of a firearm to any person who is under indictment, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Background Checks Act of 2025 . 2. Age and residential requirement Section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) who fails to meet the age requirement— (A) described in subsection (b)(1); and (B) in the person’s State of residence; or (11) who— (A) does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which the licensee’s place of business is located; and (B) is not subject to an exception under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(3), . 3. Penalties Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking , or (o) and inserting (n), or (o) .
Loading intelligence layer…