Jaime’s Law

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7564 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7564 To prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2026 Ms. Wasserman Schultz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers. 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 ``Jaime's Law''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to enhance the background check process in the United States to prevent the purchase of ammunition by individuals who are prohibited from doing so under Federal and State law. SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION. (a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking subsection (s); (2) by redesignating subsection (t) as subsection (s); (3) in subsection (s), as so redesignated-- (A) by inserting ``or ammunition'' after ``firearm'' each place it appears except in subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (C) of paragraph (1); (B) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting ``in the case of a firearm,'' before ``3''; and (ii) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``the transfer of a firearm to'' before ``a person less''; and (C) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking ``the chief law enforcement officer (as defined in subsection (s)(8))'' and inserting ``the relevant chief of police, sheriff, or other equivalent official, or the designee of any such individual''; and (4) by inserting after subsection (s), as so redesignated, the following: ``(t)(1)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person who