COOL OFF Act
Latest action · Jul 23, 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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Choosing Our Own Lives Over Fast Firearms Act or the COOL OFF Act
This bill establishes a three-day waiting period for certain handgun transfers.
Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful for a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer to sell or transfer a handgun to an unlicensed individual unless three business days have elapsed since the licensee initiated a background check. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both.
Additionally, the bill makes it unlawful for an unlicensed individual to receive a handgun from another unlicensed individual unless at least three business days have elapsed since the recipient most recently offered to take possession of the handgun. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.
The three-day waiting period does not apply to certain handgun transfers, such as for a loan between spouses for a lawful purpose.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Aug 29, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 9, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 126, July 23, 2025, page H3648.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, with exceptions.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- COOL OFF Act
- Choosing Our Own Lives Over Fast Firearms Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
