# 119-s-3458: Background Check Completion Act of 2025

119-s-3458, Background Check Completion Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3458
- Congress: 119
- Title: Background Check Completion Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Ensures background checks are completed before a firearm transfer and removes the fixed 10-business-day processing cap.** The bill restructures the rules in 18 U.S.C. 922(t)(1) to tighten the prerequisites for when a transfer may proceed.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New background-check rules for gun buyers: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would change federal background-check rules for firearm transfers. It would rewrite parts of the statute that control when a transfer may go forward, including removing a clause, changing an "or" to "and", deleting a subparagraph, and redesignating another subparagraph. It wou…

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- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-3458 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3458)

## Related
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3458 (as of 2026-08-11).