HR 18 · in committee · significant
Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025
- civil rights
What this bill does
- The bill requires background checks for firearm sales between private individuals through licensed dealers.
- Private gun sellers and buyers are affected, with exceptions for transfers between spouses.
- Licensed dealers must conduct checks before transferring firearms; enforcement begins upon enactment.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would requiring background checks for private gun sales through licensed dealers affect the cost and accessibility of firearm transfers for law-abiding citizens?
- 02
What evidence exists that closing the private sale background check gap would meaningfully reduce gun violence compared to current enforcement of existing laws?
- 03
How would licensed dealers handle the administrative burden and liability of conducting background checks, and who bears those operational costs?
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Sponsor · D-CA-4
Mike Thompson
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
213/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-10
Joining the bill

Jake Auchincloss
D-MA-4 · original

Pete Aguilar
D-CA-33 · original

Gabe Amo
D-RI-1 · original

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
D-GA-2 · original

Suzanne Bonamici
D-OR-1 · original

Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3 · original

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original

Ami Bera
D-CA-6 · original

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
D-VA-8 · original

Brendan F. Boyle
D-PA-2 · original

Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original
+ 201 more
Legislative timeline
2025-06-10 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-06-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-06-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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