Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- May 7, 2025
What it does
The bill aims to address gun violence by improving the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), reauthorizing and enhancing NICS grant programs with accountability measures, and updating definitions related to mental health adjudication to ensure more accurate reporting of prohibited persons. It requires federal agencies to identify, prioritize, and regularly submit relevant records to NICS, establishes reporting and certification requirements to Congress, and includes provisions to increase federal prosecution of gun violence, impose stricter penalties for illegal firearm purchases by felons and fugitives, and study the causes of mass…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
Sponsors
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.