# 115-hr-7274: Keeping Guns From Criminals Act

115-hr-7274, Keeping Guns From Criminals Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-7274
- Congress: 115
- Title: Keeping Guns From Criminals Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2018-12-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Keeping Guns From Criminals Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the criminal liability standard for certain firearm sales or transfers. Current law makes it a crime for any person to knowingly sell or transfer a firearm to a prohibited person (i.e., a person who is prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm). This legislation eliminates the "knowingly" standard to impose criminal liability on any person who sells or transfers a firearm to a prohibited person, regardless of whether such seller or transferor knows that the buyer is a prohibited person. A defendant seller or transferor may assert as an affirmative defense against prosecution evidence to prove that the buyer or recipient passed a background check or possessed a valid concealed carry permit in the state of transfer. The affirmative defense does not apply if defendant knew or had reasonable cause to believe the buyer or recipient was a prohibited person.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7367: To designate a peak in the State of Washington as "Mount Cleator".
- 115-hr-7307: Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of Color in STEAM and National Security Act
- 115-hr-7232: Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7165: Equal COLA Act
- 115-hr-7156: Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-7274 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7274)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7367: To designate a peak in the State of Washington as "Mount Cleator".](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7367)
- [115-hr-7307: Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of Color in STEAM and National…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7307)
- [115-hr-7232: Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7232)
- [115-hr-7165: Equal COLA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7165)
- [115-hr-7156: Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7156)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7274 (as of 2025-11-18).