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Introduced
11/19/2025
11/19/2025
In Committee
11/19/2025
11/19/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to require a background check for every firearm sale.
AI Summary
This bill requires nearly all firearm transfers between individuals to first go through a licensed firearms dealer who will conduct a background check, with several specific exceptions. The exceptions include transfers between certain family members (like spouses, parents and children, siblings), transfers to estate executors, temporary transfers to prevent imminent bodily harm, transfers approved by the Attorney General, and temporary transfers for specific purposes like target shooting or hunting while the original owner is present or supervising. Licensed firearms dealers must provide a notice to transferees about the new background check requirements and obtain certification that the notice was received. The bill explicitly states that it does not authorize creating a national firearms registry and does not interfere with states' abilities to enact their own similar laws. Violations of the new transfer requirements would be subject to criminal penalties, and the law would go into effect 180 days after being enacted. The primary goal appears to be expanding background check requirements to private firearm sales and transfers not currently covered by existing federal law.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (47)
Chris Murphy (D)*,
Angela Alsobrooks (D),
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Michael Bennet (D),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Cory Booker (D),
Maria Cantwell (D),
Chris Coons (D),
Catherine Cortez Masto (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
John Fetterman (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Maggie Hassan (D),
Martin Heinrich (D),
John Hickenlooper (D),
Mazie Hirono (D),
Tim Kaine (D),
Mark Kelly (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Angus King (I),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Patty Murray (D),
Jon Ossoff (D),
Alex Padilla (D),
Gary Peters (D),
Jack Reed (D),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Brian Schatz (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Chuck Schumer (D),
Jeanne Shaheen (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Tina Smith (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Mark Warner (D),
Raphael Warnock (D),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 11/19/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3214/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s3214/BILLS-119s3214is.pdf |
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