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H.R. 2650 · Where this bill is now

In committee

Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on the Judiciary, Apr 3, 2025

What this bill does

In plain words · AI-written from the official summary

Expands gun restrictions for misdemeanor convicts

This bill adds a new group of people who cannot buy firearms or ammunition under federal law: anyone convicted of a violent misdemeanor in the past five years. Right now, federal restrictions on gun purchases mainly focus on felony convictions and certain other categories. This bill would broaden that to include people with recent violent misdemeanor convictions.

How it affects you

If you've been convicted of a violent misdemeanor in the past five years, you would no longer be able to purchase firearms or ammunition under federal law. For others, this changes who is blocked from buying guns, which gun sellers would need to verify before completing a sale.

Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 3, 2025)

End Gun Violence Act of 2025

This bill extends federal restrictions on the sale or disposition of firearms and ammunition to a new category of persons: persons who have been convicted in any court of a violent misdemeanor within the preceding five years.

Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.

119th Congress
1st SessionH. R. 2650

A BILL

End Gun Violence Act of 2025

In the HouseNo vote yet

Sponsor: Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-2) · Introduced Apr 3, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement · 1 version of the text

Read the full billOfficial record on Congress.gov ↗

Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 3, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.”

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