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Amends the phrase in 18 U.S.C. 923(d)(1)(B) that referenced disqualification under section 922(g) and (n) to add cross-reference language to subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 and to exclude persons for whom knowing sale or disposition of any firearm or ammunition is prohibited by section 922(d).
Amends 18 U.S.C. 925A(2) by inserting additional text immediately before a comma in that paragraph (the specific inserted text is not shown in this section).
Makes multiple textual amendments to section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, changing several cross-references and prohibitory language to add and reorder subsection references (notably adding references to subsection (d) of section 922 and altering language about the knowing sale or disposition of firearms).
Amends subsection (b) of 34 U.S.C. 40911 to change disqualification language to add references to subsection (d) and to alter phrasing to reference 'the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm to a person or receipt of a firearm by a person' in place of prior phrasing about disqualification under subsection (g); also amends paragraph (2)(A) to insert wording ('after a court martial imposes a pretrial release order or the') and to replace language concerning members of the Armed Forces being 'disqualified ... under subsection (g) or (n)' with wording that the 'knowing sale or disposition ... is prohibited by subsection (d), (g), or (n)'.
Amends section 102 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act by altering category language in subsection (b)(3) to replace 'are prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under subsection (g)' with 'are described in one of the categories under subsection (d), (g),' and begins an insertion in subsection (c)(1)(A) (text truncated in this section).
Adds a new paragraph (39) to 18 U.S.C. 921(a) defining the term 'pretrial release order' as 'an order of a Federal, State, Tribal, or local court that governs the release of an arrested person pending the trial of the person for a crime.'
Amends 18 U.S.C. 922: (d) — adjusts punctuation in paragraphs (10) and (11) and inserts a new paragraph (12) making it unlawful for a person who 'is subject to a pretrial release order that prohibits the person from purchasing, possessing, or receiving firearms.' (t) — makes multiple textual substitutions and edits, including replacing phrases referencing 'receipt' with '(n)', altering wording in (1)(B)(ii), (2), (3)(A)(ii) (replacing 'that possession' with 'that knowing sale or disposition of a firearm by a licensee to such other person or possession'), and inserting commas in paragraphs (4) and (5).
This bill closes a gap in gun background checks. If a court has ordered someone, as a condition of release before trial, not to buy or possess guns, the national background check system must block a gun purchase. It adds people under these “pretrial release orders” to the list of those a dealer cannot sell to, and updates related background check rules so the system matches the law .
It also offers funding to help States and Tribes report these court orders into the background check system, so records are complete and timely. The bill authorizes $25 million per year from 2026 through 2030 for this reporting effort, and makes related technical updates to federal gun and background check laws to keep everything consistent .
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced June 26, 2025 by Daniel Goldman · Last progress June 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House