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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 2648 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a person who fails |
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| 6 | 6 | | to meet age and residential requirements from shipping, transporting, |
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| 7 | 7 | | possessing, or receiving firearms and ammunition, to increase the pen- |
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| 8 | 8 | | alties for transfer of a firearm to any person who is under indictment, |
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| 9 | 9 | | and for other purposes. |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 11 | 11 | | APRIL3, 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Mr. N |
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| 13 | 13 | | EGUSE(for himself, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. KELLYof Illinois, and Ms. |
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| 14 | 14 | | D |
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| 15 | 15 | | EANof Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred |
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| 16 | 16 | | to the Committee on the Judiciary |
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| 17 | 17 | | A BILL |
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| 18 | 18 | | To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a person |
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| 19 | 19 | | who fails to meet age and residential requirements from |
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| 20 | 20 | | shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms |
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| 21 | 21 | | and ammunition, to increase the penalties for transfer |
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| 22 | 22 | | of a firearm to any person who is under indictment, |
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| 23 | 23 | | and for other purposes. |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 25 | 25 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Background 4 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Checks Act of 2025’’. 5 |
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| 31 | 31 | | •HR 2648 IH |
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| 32 | 32 | | SEC. 2. AGE AND RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENT. 1 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is 2 |
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| 34 | 34 | | amended— 3 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (1) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 4 |
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| 36 | 36 | | the end; 5 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at 6 |
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| 38 | 38 | | the end and inserting a semicolon; and 7 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-8 |
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| 40 | 40 | | lowing: 9 |
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| 41 | 41 | | ‘‘(10) who fails to meet the age requirement— 10 |
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| 42 | 42 | | ‘‘(A) described in subsection (b)(1); and 11 |
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| 43 | 43 | | ‘‘(B) in the person’s State of residence; or 12 |
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| 44 | 44 | | ‘‘(11) who— 13 |
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| 45 | 45 | | ‘‘(A) does not reside in (or if the person is 14 |
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| 46 | 46 | | a corporation or other business entity, does not 15 |
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| 47 | 47 | | maintain a place of business in) the State in 16 |
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| 48 | 48 | | which the licensee’s place of business is located; 17 |
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| 49 | 49 | | and 18 |
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| 50 | 50 | | ‘‘(B) is not subject to an exception under 19 |
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| 51 | 51 | | subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(3),’’. 20 |
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| 52 | 52 | | SEC. 3. PENALTIES. 21 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is 22 |
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| 54 | 54 | | amended by striking ‘‘, or (o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(n), or (o)’’. 23 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Æ |
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