Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act

Key Points

• Gun dealers who sell a firearm before the background check is finished (known as a "default proceed" sale) would have to report that sale to the FBI within 24 hours. If a state or local agency is handling the check, the FBI must pass the report along to them.
• The FBI's background check system would be required to prioritize completing checks on sales that already went through before the check was done. This means the government would focus first on figuring out whether someone who already has a gun is actually prohibited from owning one.
• The government would be banned from destroying any records related to a gun sale until the background check for that sale is fully completed. This closes a gap where records of unfinished checks could be purged from the system.
• A new online portal and phone hotline must be created within 180 days so dealers can report default proceed sales, giving the FBI the information it needs to prioritize those background checks.
• Both the FBI and ATF would publish annual public reports showing how many guns were sold without finished checks, how many buyers turned out to be prohibited, how many guns were recovered, and how long recovery took, all broken down by state.