119-hr4688

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4688 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4688

 To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a 
 handgun, with exceptions.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 23, 2025

 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Casten, Ms. 
Castor of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. 
Lieu, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Keating, Mr. Morelle, Ms. 
 Norton, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Thanedar, and Mr. Vargas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a 
 handgun, with exceptions.

 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 the ``Choosing Our Own Lives Over Fast 
Firearms Act'' or the ``COOL OFF Act''.

SEC. 2. 3-DAY WAITING PERIOD REQUIRED BEFORE RECEIPT OF A HANDGUN, WITH 
 EXCEPTIONS.

    (a) Transfers Between Persons Who Are Not Firearms Licensees.--

Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
 ``

    (aa)

    (1) Except as provided in paragraph

    (2) , it shall be unlawful 
for a person not licensed under this chapter, in or affecting 
interstate or foreign commerce, to receive a handgun from another 
person not licensed under this chapter unless at least 3 business days 
(meaning a day on which State offices are open) have elapsed since the 
recipient most recently offered to take possession of the handgun.
 ``

    (2) Paragraph

    (1) shall not apply with respect to a handgun 
transfer that meets the conditions of subsection

    (t)

    (7) .''.

    (b) Transfers by Firearms Licensees to Non-Licensees.--

Section 922

    (t) of such title is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
            (C) 
            (iii) 
            (II) ;
        (B) by striking the period and inserting ``; and'' 
 at the end of subparagraph
            (D) ; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (E) in the case of a handgun transfer that does not meet 
 the conditions of paragraph

    (7) , 3 business days (meaning a day 
 on which State offices are open) have elapsed since the 
 licensee contacted the system.''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (7) A handgun transfer meets the conditions of this paragraph 
if--
 ``
        (A) the transferee is 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) the transfer is a loan between spouses, between 
 domestic partners, between parents and their children, between 
 siblings, between aunts or uncles and their nieces or nephews, 
 or between grandparents and their grandchildren, for a lawful 
 purpose;
 ``
            (C) the transfer is temporary and necessary to prevent 
 imminent death or great bodily harm, if the possession by the 
 transferee lasts only as long as immediately necessary to 
 prevent the imminent death or great bodily harm; or
 ``
            (D) the transfer is temporary and the transferor has no 
 reason to believe that the transferee will use or intends to 
 use the firearm in a crime or is prohibited from possessing 
 firearms under State or Federal law, and the transfer takes 
 place and the transferee's possession of the firearm 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 firearm 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.''.
            (c) Penalties.--

Section 924

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) of such title is amended by 
striking ``or

    (q) '' and inserting ``

    (q) , or

    (aa) ''.
            (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to conduct engaged in after the 90-day period that begins with 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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