# 119-hr-2948: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2025

119-hr-2948, Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2948
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-17
- Sponsor: Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Creates a federally funded national gun buyback program using tracked smart prepaid cards.** This bill would set up two-year grants and subgrants for States, local and Tribal governments, and eligible gun dealers to collect, track, and destroy firearms and ammunition under strict rules.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- National grants for gun buybacks: benefit, high. If enacted, the Bureau of Justice Assistance would fund local gun buybacks. The bill authorizes $360 million per year for FY2025–FY2027. States, cities, Tribes, and some dealers could apply for two‑year grants. At least 5% must pay to destroy guns and ammo, and no more than 15% may cover admin cost…
- Smart buyback cards and misuse ban: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Director could give out empty smart prepaid cards for buyback payments. Cards must work at many merchants, block gun and ammo sales, and cannot be redeemed for cash. Cards must display: "THIS CARD MAY NOT BE USED TO PURCHASE A GUN OR AMMUNITION." Using or accepting these cards to bu…
- Rules and payouts for dealer buybacks: mixed, low. If enacted, dealers could join only if they had no ATF warning in the past five years and are not in a grant‑funded area. Dealers would apply through the State or local chief executive and include their federal firearms license. Dealers would use grant funds to run buybacks. For each gun, a dealer…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2948 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2948)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [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)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2948 (as of 2026-10-03).