Contact Congress about S. 3458: Background Check Completion Act of 2025

Licensed gun dealers could not transfer a firearm until the background check is finished. The bill removes the rule that can let a sale go through after a set waiting period if the system has not answered yet.

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Background Check Completion Act of 2025 is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest action on S. 3458: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people buying guns from licensed dealers, the dealers who sell them, and the agencies that run background checks. Buyers with delayed checks could wait longer. Dealers would have to hold the firearm until they get a final answer. The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System and state agencies could face more pressure to finish delayed checks because sales could not move forward without a result.

Why this matters: This bill matters because some gun sales can happen today before a background check is fully finished. It would change that rule so a licensed dealer must wait for a final answer. That could stop some sales to people who are later found to be barred from buying guns. It could also mean longer waits for lawful buyers when records are slow, unclear, or backlogged.

Key provisions in S. 3458

• The bill removes the rule that can let a gun sale go through before the background check is finished. That rule applies when the national system has not completed the check within a set number of days.
• A federally licensed gun dealer would have to wait for a completed National Instant Criminal Background Check System check before handing over a firearm. This system is often called NICS.
• The bill deletes the part of federal gun law that lets a dealer move forward after a delay period without a final answer. The deleted language is in 18 U.S.C. 922(t)(1)(B).
• The bill removes another related part of 18 U.S.C. 922(t)(1) and renumbers the next part. This makes the background check rule fit the new requirement.
• The bill updates the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It says only one earlier change, paragraph (2) of section 12001(a), is repealed and returned to the prior law.

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Questions people ask about S. 3458

What is S. 3458?

Licensed gun dealers could not transfer a firearm until the background check is finished. The bill removes the rule that can let a sale go through after a set waiting period if the system has not answered yet.

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Who should I contact about S. 3458?

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