[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2650 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2650
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other
disposition of any firearm or ammunition to any person who has been
convicted of a violent misdemeanor, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 3, 2025
Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, and
Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other
disposition of any firearm or ammunition to any person who has been
convicted of a violent misdemeanor, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``End Gun Violence Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF A FIREARM OR
AMMUNITION TO A PERSON CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT
MISDEMEANOR.
Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the
1st sentence--
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period and inserting
``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(12) has been convicted in any court of a violent
misdemeanor within the preceding 5 years.''.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF VIOLENT MISDEMEANOR.
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(38)(A) The term `violent misdemeanor' means an offense that--
``(i) is a misdemeanor under Federal, State, tribal, or
local law; and
``(ii) has as an element--
``(I) the use, attempted use, or threatened use
of--
``(aa) physical force; or
``(bb) a deadly weapon;
``(II) the intent to cause physical injury; or
``(III) knowingly causing physical injury.
``(B)(i) A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of
such an offense for purposes of this chapter, unless--
``(I) the person was represented by counsel in the case, or
knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel in the
case; and
``(II) in the case of a prosecution for an offense
described in this paragraph for which a person was entitled to
a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case was tried,
either--
``(aa) the case was tried by a jury, or
``(bb) the person knowingly and intelligently
waived the right to have the case tried by a jury, by
guilty plea or otherwise.
``(ii) A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of
such an offense for purposes of this chapter if the conviction has been
expunged or set aside, or is an offense for which the person has been
pardoned or has had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable
jurisdiction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an
offense) unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights
expressly provides that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or
receive firearms.''.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Paragraphs (1)(B)(ii), (2), (4), and (5) of section 922(t) of
title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking ``receipt''
and all that follows through ``subsection (g)'' and inserting ``knowing
sale or disposition of a firearm by the licensee to such other person,
or the receipt of a firearm by such other person would violate
subsection (d), (g),''.
(b) Section 923(d)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking
``section 922(g) and (n) of this chapter'' and inserting ``subsection
(g) or (n) of section 922, and is not a person to whom the knowing sale
or disposition of a firearm or ammunition is prohibited by section
922(d)''.
(c) Section 925A of such title is amended in paragraph (2), by
inserting ``and to whom the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm
was not prohibited pursuant to subsection (d) of such section'' after
``section 922''.
(d) Section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34
U.S.C. 40901) is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for whom''
and all that follows through ``subsection (g)'' and
inserting ``to whom the knowing sale or disposition of
a firearm, or for whom receipt of a firearm, would
violate subsection (d), (g),''; and
(B) in each of subparagraphs (F)(iii)(I) and
(G)(i), by striking ``(g)'' and inserting ``(d),
(g),'';
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ``receipt of a firearm
by a prospective transferee would violate subsection (g)'' and
inserting ``the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm to, or
the possession or receipt of a firearm by, a prospective
transferee would violate subsection (d), (g),''; and
(3) in subsection (i)(2), by striking ``prohibited by
section 922 (g) or (n) of title 18, United States Code or State
law, from receiving a firearm.'' and inserting ``to whom the
knowing sale or disposition of, or for whom the possession or
receipt of, a firearm is prohibited by subsection (d), (g), or
(n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, or State
law.''.
(e) Section 101(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
(34 U.S.C. 40911(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``a person is
disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm under
subsection (g)'' and inserting ``the knowing sale or
disposition of a firearm to, or the possession or receipt of a
firearm by, a person is prohibited under subsection (d),
(g),''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``a member of the
Armed Forces involved in such proceeding is disqualified from
possessing or receiving a firearm under subsection (g)'' and
inserting ``the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm to, or
the possession or receipt of a firearm by, a member of the
Armed Forces is prohibited under subsection (d), (g),''.
(f) Section 102 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (34
U.S.C. 40912) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(3)--
(A) by inserting ``, or to whom the knowing sale or
disposition of a firearm is prohibited,'' after
``firearm''; and
(B) by striking ``subsection (g)'' and inserting
``subsection (d), (g),''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ``, or is a
person to whom the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm is
prohibited by subsection (d) of such section'' before the
period.
SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY.
The amendments made by this Act shall not apply with respect to
convictions occurring before the date that is 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act shall--
(1) alter the requirements of subsections (d)(8) or (g)(8)
of section 922 of title 18, United States Code; or
(2) have a limiting effect on State, tribal, or local law.
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