# 119-hr-4224: Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2025

119-hr-4224, Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4224
- Congress: 119
- Title: Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates federal grants to push States to build and run a point-of-contact system that requires an approval number before firearm sales subject to federal background checks can complete.** The program ties grant eligibility to state law changes and sets reporting and annual audit rules.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants and oversight for state gun checks: benefit, low. The Attorney General could give up to $1,000,000 a year to each eligible State to run these systems. The program could spend up to $10,000,000 per year in total, and federal grant money could cover no more than 25% of system costs. States that conform would get priority for Bureau of Justice Assist…
- New state-run checks for gun sales: mixed, medium. States would have to run a background check system for gun sales. Licensed dealers could not finish a sale unless they get an approval number within 10 days of starting the check. The system would not approve a sale unless it can confirm it is lawful. States would run a hotline for dealers to reach…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4224 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4224)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2913)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4224 (as of 2026-04-21).