COOL OFF Act
This bill requires a 3-business-day waiting period before someone can receive a handgun from another person who isn't a licensed gun seller. It applies to most private handgun transfers but includes exceptions for law enforcement, family loans (like between spouses or parents and children), temporary transfers to prevent imminent harm, and transfers for shooting or hunting under specific conditions. The waiting period begins when the recipient first offers to take possession of the gun. The law would take effect 90 days after enactment.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 23, 2025
Last action Jul 23, 2025
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Total actions
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Committee
1
Jul 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jul 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Raja Krishnamoorthi
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
Co
Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Diana DeGette
DDemocratic
Co
Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
George Latimer
DDemocratic
Co
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Jake Auchincloss
DDemocratic
Co
Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
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