HR 3868 · in committee · significant
Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2025
- civil rights
What this bill does
- This bill extends the waiting period for firearm background checks from 3 to 10 business days.
- It affects licensed gun dealers and people buying firearms from them.
- Requires federal agencies to report on effectiveness and domestic violence protections.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would extending the background check waiting period from 3 to 10 days affect gun owners who purchase firearms for self-defense or sport?
- 02
What evidence exists that a longer waiting period reduces firearm deaths or domestic violence incidents compared to the current 3-day standard?
- 03
Which federal agencies would need to conduct effectiveness studies, and what specific metrics should they use to measure this policy's impact?
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Sponsor · D-SC-6
James E. Clyburn
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
134/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-10
Joining the bill

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original

Jake Auchincloss
D-MA-4 · original

Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original

Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3 · original

Wesley Bell
D-MO-1 · original

Ami Bera
D-CA-6 · original

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

Brendan F. Boyle
D-PA-2 · original

Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11 · original

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original

Sean Casten
D-IL-6 · original

Gabe Amo
D-RI-1 · original
+ 122 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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