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Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2025 (HR-3868) · Congress.wiki

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June 10, 2025•9 pages

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United StatesHouse Bill 3868HR 3868

Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2025

Crime and Law Enforcement

9 pages

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senate
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Introduced June 10, 2025 by James Enos Clyburn · Last progress June 10, 2025

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Changes the federal background-check process for firearm sales by altering the timing and procedures dealers must follow before transferring a firearm, requiring the Attorney General to create a petition form and to respond quickly, and allowing dealers to rely on certain government notifications for limited time windows. It also creates multiple oversight and transparency requirements: recurring GAO implementation reports, an annual FBI public report on delayed NICS petitions, a DOJ Inspector General count of NICS referrals to ATF, and an Attorney General study on impacts to victims of domestic violence and related offenses. All changes take effect 210 days after enactment, with several reports due earlier.