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S 3458 119th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Background Check Completion Act of 2025

Introduced: December 11, 2025 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Dec 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 11, 2025
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Background Check Completion Act of 2025

This bill prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check. Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.

What's happening now December 11, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • GIFFORDS
    for GIFFORDS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
    for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • GIFFORDS
    for GIFFORDS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
    for GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · Virginia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
  • GIFFORDS
    for GIFFORDS · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
    for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 24 Independent 1
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Alsobrooks, Angela D.
Maryland · Dec 11, 2025
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 11, 2025
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Dec 11, 2025
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 11, 2025
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Dec 11, 2025
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Dec 11, 2025
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 11, 2025
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 11, 2025
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Dec 11, 2025
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Dec 11, 2025
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Dec 11, 2025
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Dec 11, 2025
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Dec 11, 2025
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 11, 2025
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 11, 2025
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Padilla, Alex
California · Dec 11, 2025
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Dec 11, 2025
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 11, 2025
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Dec 11, 2025
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Dec 11, 2025
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 11, 2025
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Dec 11, 2025
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 11, 2025
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 11, 2025
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 11, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3458: Background Check Completion Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3458/
MLA
"S. 3458: Background Check Completion Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3458/.
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S. 3458, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3458/.
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[S. 3458: Background Check Completion Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3458/)
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