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Background Check Completion Act of 2025

S. 3458 · 119th Congress · Dec 11, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Background Check Completion Act of 2025”.

Sec. 2 Completion of background checks

(a)
In general— Section 922(t)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (B)—
(A)
by striking “(i)”;
(B)
by striking “or” and inserting “and”; and
(C)
by striking clause (ii);
(2)
by striking subparagraph (C); and
(3)
by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
(b)
Technical and conforming amendments—
(1)
Section 12001(a)(3) of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (Public Law 117–159; 136 Stat. 1324) is amended by striking “paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) are repealed, and the provisions of law amended by those paragraphs are restored as if those paragraphs had not been enacted” and inserting “paragraph (2) is repealed, and the provision of law amendment by that paragraph is restored as if that paragraph had not been enacted”.
(2)
Section 103(l)(3) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901(l)(3)) is amended by striking “, but in no case more than 10 business days,”.