HR 4270 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2025

Introduced Jun 30, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Norma J. Torres D-CA

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Latest action · Jun 30, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 30, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 30, 2025 to Apr 28, 2026; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-COBrittany PettersenOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 30, 2025
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalJun 30, 2025
D-CTJames A. HimesSep 16, 2025
D-FLMaxwell FrostSep 16, 2025
D-TXLizzie FletcherDec 3, 2025
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciDec 3, 2025
D-NJJosh GottheimerApr 28, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 30, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 30, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jun 30, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress. Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 113, June 30, 2025, page H3037.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2025

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 30, 2025Introduced in House

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