Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2025
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Overview
The Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2025 aims to strengthen the process for federal firearms licensees to verify potential buyers before transferring firearms. It increases the mandatory waiting period for background checks from 3 to 10 business days, requiring a petition for a final determination if the background check is incomplete after 10 days. The bill also establishes procedures for expedited review of petitions and mandates reports on the effectiveness of these changes in preventing transfers to prohibited individuals, as well as the number of petitions received and the reasons for denials.
Key provisions
- Increases the mandatory waiting period for background checks from 3 to 10 business days.
- Requires a petition for a final firearms eligibility determination if a background check is incomplete after 10 business days.
- Establishes a process for expedited review of petitions submitted through a designated website or by mail.
- Mandates GAO reports on the impact of the changes in preventing firearm transfers to prohibited persons.
- Requires the FBI to report on the number of petitions received for final federal firearms determinations.
- Requires the Attorney General to prescribe a petition form and provide it to licensees and petitioners.
- Requires the Attorney General to respond to petitions on an expedited basis.
- Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to report on firearm transactions denied due to NICS checks.
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