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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 2648
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 pen-
alties for transfer of a firearm to any person who is under indictment,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL3, 2025
Mr. N
EGUSE(for himself, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. KELLYof Illinois, and Ms.
D
EANof 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Background 4
Checks Act of 2025’’. 5
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SEC. 2. AGE AND RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENT. 1
Section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is 2
amended— 3
(1) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 4
the end; 5
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at 6
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 7
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-8
lowing: 9
‘‘(10) who fails to meet the age requirement— 10
‘‘(A) described in subsection (b)(1); and 11
‘‘(B) in the person’s State of residence; or 12
‘‘(11) who— 13
‘‘(A) does not reside in (or if the person is 14
a corporation or other business entity, does not 15
maintain a place of business in) the State in 16
which the licensee’s place of business is located; 17
and 18
‘‘(B) is not subject to an exception under 19
subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(3),’’. 20
SEC. 3. PENALTIES. 21
Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is 22
amended by striking ‘‘, or (o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(n), or (o)’’. 23
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