S. 3458In CommitteeCRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Background Check Completion Act of 2025
Key facts
Introduced: Dec 11, 2025
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 25
Congress: 119th
Latest action · Dec 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
Background Check Completion Act of 2025
This bill prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check. Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Dec 11, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Dec 11, 2025Introduced in Senate
Cosponsors
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] D-MD
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] D-WI
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] D-DE
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] D-NJ
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] D-DE
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] D-IL
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] D-IL
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] D-NY
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] D-NM
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] D-HI
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] D-VA
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] D-NJ
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] D-AZ
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] D-MN
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] D-MA
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] D-CA
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] D-RI
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] I-VT
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] D-CA
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] D-MN
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] D-MD
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] D-MA
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] D-VT
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] D-RI
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] D-OR
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