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H.R. 1740 119th Congress House

Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act

Official title: To improve the procedures of the national instant criminal background check system in the case of firearm transfers by federally licensed firearms importers, m… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To improve the procedures of the national instant criminal background check system in the case of firearm transfers by federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers before the completion of the related criminal background check, and to provide for annual reports on default firearm transfers.

Introduced: February 27, 2025 Introduced by: Bradley Scott Schneider Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act

This bill establishes new requirements in the case of a firearm transfer by a federally licensed dealer, manufacturer, or importer to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check. Current law permits these transactions—default-proceed transactions—if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.

With respect to a default-proceed transaction, the bill

  • requires a federally licensed dealer, manufacturer, or importer to report the transfer to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) within 24 hours;
  • requires the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to prioritize completing the background check related to the transfer; and
  • requires the NICS to retain records related to a proposed or completed firearm transfer until the background check is complete.

Finally, the bill requires the FBI to report publicly on data related to default-proceed transactions. Further, it requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to report publicly on data related to the firearms transferred in default-proceed transactions.

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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Feb 27, 2025
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 27, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1740: Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1740/
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"H.R. 1740: Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1740/.
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H.R. 1740, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1740/.
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[H.R. 1740: Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1740/)
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