# 119-hr-2648: Secure Background Checks Act of 2025

119-hr-2648, Secure Background Checks Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status introduced (as of 2026-10-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2648
- Congress: 119
- Title: Secure Background Checks Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-29

## Summary

**Tighten background checks by adding age and residency disqualifications.** This bill would expand who is prohibited from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and would create new penalty subsections tied to those expanded prohibitions. - Young or underage buyers: People who fail to meet the age requirement described in 18 U.S.C. §922(b)(1) while in their State of residence would be explicitly barred from possessing or receiving firearms. - Out-of-state purchasers: People who do not reside in the State where a licensee’s place of business is located and who are not covered by the exceptions in §922(b)(3) would be prohibited from transfers. - Dealers and corporate sellers: Federal firearms licensees and business entities would need to verify in-state residency alignment with their place of business to avoid prohibited transfers. - Criminal penalties: The bill would add two new penalty subsections to 18 U.S.C. §924(a)(2), increasing statutory penalties for violating these transfer and possession rules.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New limits on underage and out-of-state gun access: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would add two new groups barred from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving guns and ammo. First, people who do not meet the federal age rule while in their home state. Second, people who do not live in the seller’s state (or businesses without a place of business th…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2648 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2648)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2648 (as of 2026-10-29).