U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 3868
Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2025
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee.
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- Sponsor
- James E. ClyburnD-SC-6
- Introduced
- June 10, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (136)
136 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Gabe AmoD-RI-1
- Yassamin AnsariD-AZ-3
- Jake AuchinclossD-MA-4
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3
- Wesley BellD-MO-1
- Ami BeraD-CA-6
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.D-VA-8
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1
- Brendan F. BoyleD-PA-2
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11
- Julia BrownleyD-CA-26
- Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- Troy A. CarterD-LA-2
- Sean CastenD-IL-6
- Kathy CastorD-FL-14
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickD-FL-20
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
- Steve CohenD-TN-9
- Joe CourtneyD-CT-2
- Angie CraigD-MN-2
- Jasmine CrockettD-TX-30
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7
- Rosa L. DeLauroD-CT-3
- Mark DeSaulnierD-CA-10
- Madeleine DeanD-PA-4
- Christopher R. DeluzioD-PA-17
- Maxine DexterD-OR-3
- Lloyd DoggettD-TX-37
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3
- Cleo FieldsD-LA-6
- Lizzie FletcherD-TX-7
- Bill FosterD-IL-11
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4
- Maxwell FrostD-FL-10
- John GaramendiD-CA-8
- Robert GarciaD-CA-42
- Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-IL-4
- Daniel S. GoldmanD-NY-10
- Jimmy GomezD-CA-34
- Josh GottheimerD-NJ-5
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5
- Steven HorsfordD-NV-4
- Steny H. HoyerD-MD-5
- Val T. HoyleD-OR-4
- Glenn IveyD-MD-4
- Sara JacobsD-CA-51
- Pramila JayapalD-WA-7
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Julie JohnsonD-TX-32
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2
- Timothy M. KennedyD-NY-26
- Ro KhannaD-CA-17
- Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8
- Rick LarsenD-WA-2
- Susie LeeD-NV-3
- Zoe LofgrenD-CA-18
- Stephen F. LynchD-MA-8
- Seth MagazinerD-RI-2
- Lucy McBathD-GA-6
- Sarah McBrideD-DE-AL
- Jennifer L. McClellanD-VA-4
- Betty McCollumD-MN-4
- Morgan McGarveyD-KY-3
- LaMonica McIverD-NJ-10
- Gregory W. MeeksD-NY-5
- Robert MenendezD-NJ-8
- Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4
- Joseph D. MorelleD-NY-25
- Jared MoskowitzD-FL-23
- Seth MoultonD-MA-6
- Jerrold NadlerD-NY-12
- Joe NeguseD-CO-2
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-14
- Frank Pallone, Jr.D-NJ-6
- Nancy PelosiD-CA-11
- Scott H. PetersD-CA-50
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1
- Stacey E. PlaskettD-VI-AL
- Mark PocanD-WI-2
- Mike QuigleyD-IL-5
- Delia C. RamirezD-IL-3
- Andrea SalinasD-OR-6
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9
- Bradley Scott SchneiderD-IL-10
- David ScottD-GA-13
- Brad ShermanD-CA-32
- Mikie SherrillD-NJ-11
- Adam SmithD-WA-9
- Haley M. StevensD-MI-11
- Marilyn StricklandD-WA-10
- Suhas SubramanyamD-VA-10
- Eric SwalwellD-CA-14
- Emilia Strong SykesD-OH-13
- Mark TakanoD-CA-39
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2
- Mike ThompsonD-CA-4
- Dina TitusD-NV-1
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12
- Jill N. TokudaD-HI-2
- Derek TranD-CA-45
- Lauren UnderwoodD-IL-14
- Juan VargasD-CA-52
- Marc A. VeaseyD-TX-33
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5
Signed on later
- Diana DeGetteD-CO-1June 11, 2025
- April McClain DelaneyD-MD-6June 11, 2025
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24June 11, 2025
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12June 17, 2025
- Ed CaseD-HI-1June 17, 2025
- Robert C. "Bobby" ScottD-VA-3June 17, 2025
- Lori TrahanD-MA-3June 23, 2025
- Donald NorcrossD-NJ-1June 25, 2025
- George LatimerD-NY-16July 16, 2025
- James A. HimesD-CT-4September 2, 2025
- John B. LarsonD-CT-1September 2, 2025
- Luz M. RivasD-CA-29September 2, 2025
- Paul TonkoD-NY-20September 15, 2025
- John W. MannionD-NY-22September 26, 2025
- Kelly MorrisonD-MN-3September 26, 2025
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-25September 26, 2025
- Richard E. NealD-MA-1December 16, 2025
- Judy ChuD-CA-28February 17, 2026
- Shomari FiguresD-AL-2March 26, 2026
- Brittany PettersenD-CO-7April 9, 2026
- James R. WalkinshawD-VA-11April 14, 2026
- Christian D. MenefeeD-TX-18April 20, 2026
- Adelita S. GrijalvaD-AZ-7June 30, 2026
- Sydney Kamlager-DoveD-CA-37August 31, 2026