[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3873 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3873
To prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 12, 2026
Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
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A BILL
To prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers.
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 cited as ``Jaime's Law''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to enhance the background check process
in the United States to prevent the purchase of ammunition by
individuals who are prohibited from doing so under Federal and State
law.
SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION.
(a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (s);
(2) by redesignating subsection (t) as subsection (s);
(3) in subsection (s), as so redesignated--
(A) by inserting ``or ammunition'' after
``firearm'' each place it appears except in
subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (C) of paragraph (1);
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting
``in the case of a firearm,'' before ``3''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), in the matter
preceding clause (i), by inserting ``the
transfer of a firearm to'' before ``a person
less''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking ``the
chief law enforcement officer (as defined in subsection
(s)(8))'' and inserting ``the relevant chief of police,
sheriff, or other equivalent official, or the designee
of any such individual''; and
(4) by inserting after subsection (s), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(t)(1)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a
licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to
transfer ammunition to any other person who is not so licensed, unless
a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has
first taken possession of the ammunition for the purpose of complying
with subsection (s).
``(B) Upon taking possession of ammunition under subparagraph (A),
a licensee shall comply with all requirements of this chapter as if the
licensee were transferring ammunition from the inventory of the
licensee to the unlicensed transferee.
``(C) If a transfer of ammunition described in subparagraph (A)
will not be completed for any reason after a licensee takes possession
of the ammunition (including because the transfer of the ammunition to,
or receipt of the ammunition by, the transferee would violate this
chapter), the return of the ammunition to the transferor by the
licensee shall not constitute the transfer of ammunition for purposes
of this chapter.
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
``(A) a law enforcement agency or any law enforcement
officer, armed private security professional, or member of the
Armed Forces, to the extent the officer, professional, or
member is acting within the course and scope of employment and
official duties;
``(B) a transfer that is a loan or bona fide gift between
spouses, between domestic partners, between parents and their
children, including step-parents and their step-children,
between siblings, between aunts or uncles and their nieces or
nephews, or between grandparents and their grandchildren;
``(C) a transfer to an executor, administrator, trustee, or
personal representative of an estate or a trust that occurs by
operation of law upon the death of another person;
``(D) a temporary transfer that is necessary to prevent
imminent death or great bodily harm, including harm to self,
family, household members, or others, if the possession by the
transferee lasts only as long as immediately necessary to
prevent the imminent death or great bodily harm, including the
harm of domestic violence, dating partner violence, sexual
assault, stalking, and domestic abuse;
``(E) a transfer that is approved by the Attorney General
under section 5812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
``(F) a temporary transfer if the transferor has no reason
to believe that the transferee will use or intends to use the
ammunition in a crime or is prohibited from possessing
ammunition under State or Federal law, and the transfer takes
place and the transferee's possession of the ammunition is
exclusively--
``(i) at a shooting range or in a shooting gallery
or other area designated for the purpose of target
shooting;
``(ii) while reasonably necessary for the purposes
of hunting, trapping, or fishing, if the transferor--
``(I) has no reason to believe that the
transferee intends to use the ammunition in a
place where it is illegal; and
``(II) has reason to believe that the
transferee will comply with all licensing and
permit requirements for such hunting, trapping,
or fishing; or
``(iii) while in the presence of the transferor.
``(3) It shall be unlawful for a licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer possession of ammunition
to another person who is not so licensed unless the importer,
manufacturer, or dealer has provided such other person with a notice of
the prohibition under paragraph (1), and such other person has
certified that such other person has been provided with this notice on
a form prescribed by the Attorney General.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) United states code.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in section 922(y)(2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``, (g)(5)(B), and
(s)(3)(B)(v)(II)'' and inserting ``and (g)(5)(B)'';
(B) in section 925A, in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (s) or (t) of
section 922'' and inserting ``section 922(s)''; and
(C) in section 925B--
(i) in subsection (a), in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``922(t)''
and inserting ``922(s)''; and
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking
``922(t) of title 18, United States Code'' and
inserting ``922(s)''.
(2) Brady handgun violence prevention act.--Section 103(l)
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C.
40901(l)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``(t)'' and inserting ``(s)''.
(3) NICS improvement amendments act of 2007.--Section
103(f) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (34
U.S.C. 40913(f)) is amended by striking ``922(t)'' and
inserting ``922(s)''.
(4) Consolidated and further continuing appropriations act,
2012.--Section 511 of title V of division B of the Consolidated
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (34 U.S.C.
40901 note) is amended by striking ``subsection 922(t)'' each
place it appears and inserting ``subsection (s) or (t) of
section 922''.
SEC. 4. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be
construed to--
(1) authorize the establishment, directly or indirectly, of
a national firearms or ammunition registry; or
(2) interfere with the authority of a State, under section
927 of title 18, United States Code, to enact a law on the same
subject matter as this Act.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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