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Would require universal background checks on all firearm sales and transfers, including private sales between individuals, closing what proponents call the "gun show loophole." The bill mandates that any person transferring a firearm must go through a licensed dealer for a NICS check, with narrow exceptions for family transfers and temporary sporting use. Opponents argue the bill creates a de facto firearm registration system and places undue burden on rural residents far from licensed dealers. The NRA and GOA rate this a top-priority opposition bill. No Republican co-sponsors as of the 118th Congress. Passed committee on party-line votes but has not received a floor vote.
VIEW FULL TEXT ↗Would remove suppressors from the National Firearms Act and instead regulate them like ordinary long guns under the GCA — requiring a background check but not the $200 tax stamp, 9-12 month wait, CLEO notification, or NFA registration process. The bill was rendered partially moot by the NFA tax stamp elimination in H.R. 1 (2025), which zeroed out the $200 fee. However, HPA supporters argue that full NFA deregulation is still necessary because the Form 4 approval wait times (currently 60-120 days even after the tax change) impose undue burdens and the registration system treats suppressors like machine guns. The bill has been introduced in every Congress since 2015 and has yet to receive a floor vote despite majority support in some Congresses.
VIEW FULL TEXT ↗Would ban the sale, manufacture, transfer, and importation of semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns with military-style features including pistol grips, folding/telescoping stocks, thumbhole stocks, and the ability to accept detachable magazines. The bill would also ban magazines holding more than 10 rounds. Weapons legally possessed before enactment would be grandfathered but transfers would be prohibited. Challengers argue that post-Bruen, the bill cannot survive text-and-history scrutiny because semi-automatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines are in common use for lawful purposes — the Heller standard. The SCOTUS cases Viramontes v. Cook County and NAGR v. Lamont will likely determine whether any federal assault weapons ban could survive constitutional challenge.
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