H.R. 2648

Summary

H.R. 2648, the Secure Background Checks Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Apr 3, 2025 by Rep. Joseph Neguse (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Apr 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 2648 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HR 2648 IH: Secure Background Checks Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-03
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 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) .

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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Joseph Neguse (D) sponsors H.R. 2648, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Joseph Neguse

Rep. · D–CO-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 3, 2025

Jake Auchincloss

Rep. · D–MA-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original

Madeleine Dean

Rep. · D–PA-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original

Robin Kelly

Rep. · D–IL-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 3, 2025 · Original

Henry Johnson

Rep. · D–GA-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 7, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 2648 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Apr 3, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2648 has taken 2 actions since Apr 3, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2648 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2648 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Secure Background Checks Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Secure Background Checks Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 17 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2648 in 21 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations, Immigration.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2648 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2648’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

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