S. 2186

119 S2186 IS: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-26
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2186  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 26 (legislative day, June 24), 2025   Mr. Booker  (for himself,  Mr. Blumenthal ,  Mr. Padilla , and  Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To ensure that the background check system used for firearms purchases denies a firearm to a person prohibited from possessing a firearm by a lawful court order governing the pretrial release of the person.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act  .
2.
Amendments to the Gun Control Act of 1968
(a)
Section 921
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(39)
The term  pretrial release order  means an order of a Federal, State, Tribal, or local court that governs the release of an arrested person pending the trial of the person for a crime.
 .
(b)
Section 922
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (d)—
(A)
in paragraph (10), by striking  or  at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (11), by striking the period and inserting  ; or ; and
(C)
by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
(12)
is subject to a pretrial release order that prohibits the person from purchasing, possessing, or receiving firearms.
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (t)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking  receipt of a firearm  and all that follows through  section  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), or (n) of this section ;
(B)
in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking  receipt  and all that follows through  (n)  and inserting  the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm to the person or the receipt of a firearm by the person would not violate subsection (d), (g), or (n) ;
(C)
in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking  that possession  and inserting  that knowing sale or disposition of a firearm by a licensee to such other person or possession ;
(D)
in paragraph (4)—
(i)
by striking  receipt  and all that follows through  (n)  and inserting  knowing sale or disposition of a firearm by a licensee to such other person or the receipt of a firearm by such other person would violate subsection (d), (g), or (n) ; and
(ii)
by inserting a comma after  State ; and
(E)
in paragraph (5)—
(i)
by striking  receipt  and all that follows through  (n)  and inserting  knowing sale or disposition of a firearm by a licensee to such other person or receipt of a firearm by such other person would violate subsection (d), (g), or (n) ; and
(ii)
by inserting a comma after  State .
3.
Conforming amendments
(a)
Section 923
Section 923(d)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking  under section 922(g) and (n) of this chapter  and inserting  by subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 and is not a person to whom the knowing sale or disposition of any firearm or ammunition is prohibited by section 922(d) .
(b)
Section 925A
Section 925A(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting  and to whom the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm was not prohibited by subsection (d) of that section or State law  before the comma.
(c)
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
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 receipt  and all that follows through  (g)  and inserting  to whom the knowing sale or disposition of or for whom receipt of a firearm would violate subsection (d), (g), ;
(B)
in subparagraph (C), by striking  (g)  and inserting  (d), (g), ;
(C)
in subparagraph (F)(iii)(I), by striking  (g) or (n)  and inserting  (d), (g), or (n) ; and
(D)
in subparagraph (G)(i), by striking  (g) or (n)  and inserting  (d), (g), or (n) ;
(2)
in subsection (g), by striking  receipt of a firearm by a prospective transferee would violate subsection (g) or (n)  and inserting  the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm to or receipt of a firearm by a prospective transferee would violate subsection (d), (g), or (n) ; and
(3)
in subsection (i)(2), by striking all that follows after  respect to persons  and inserting  to whom the knowing sale or disposition of, or for whom receipt of, a firearm is prohibited by subsection (d), (g), or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, or State law. .
(d)
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
Title I of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 40911 et seq. ) is amended—
(1)
in section 101(b) ( 34 U.S.C. 40911(b) )—
(A)
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 a person or receipt of a firearm by a person is prohibited by subsection (d), (g), ; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)(A)—
(i)
by striking  after the  and inserting  after a court martial imposes a pretrial release order or the ; and
(ii)
by striking  a member of the Armed Forces involved in such proceeding is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm under subsection (g) or (n)  and inserting  the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm to or receipt of a firearm by a member of the Armed Forces is prohibited by subsection (d), (g), or (n) ; and
(2)
in section 102 ( 34 U.S.C. 40912 )—
(A)
in subsection (b)(3), by striking  are prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under subsection (g)  and inserting  are described in one of the categories under subsection (d), (g), ; and
(B)
in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting  the knowing sale or disposition of a firearm to a person would be prohibited under subsection (d) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, or applicable State law or whether  after  determination of whether .
4.
Funds for States that report pretrial orders restricting firearm possession to NICS
(a)
Definition
In this section, the term  covered pretrial release order  means an order of a State, Tribal, or local court that governs the release of an arrested individual pending the trial of the individual for a crime, and which prohibits the individual from possessing a firearm or ammunition (as such terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code).
(b)
Authorization
The Attorney General may make grants to States and Indian Tribes for the purpose of reporting information about covered pretrial release orders to the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 34 U.S.C. 40901 ).
(c)
Applications
The chief executive of a State or Indian Tribe seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(d)
Clarification
Grants made under this section shall be in addition to any amount that a State or Indian Tribe receives under section 302(c)(19) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10132(c)(19) ) (commonly referred to as the  National Criminal History Improvement Program ) or section 103 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 40913 ) (commonly referred to as the  NICS Act Record Improvement Program ).
(e)
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out this section.