HR 4289 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Assault Weapon Financing Accountability Act

Introduced Jun 22, 2023 Originated House Sponsor John B. Larson D-CT

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Latest action · Jun 22, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 22, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2023 to Oct 29, 2024; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJun 22, 2023
D-COBrittany PettersenOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-OHGreg LandsmanOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-FLJared MoskowitzOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-NYAdriano EspaillatJun 27, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibJun 27, 2023
D-CAScott H. PetersJun 27, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 27, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanJul 3, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverJul 3, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJul 3, 2023
D-GADavid ScottJul 10, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonJul 10, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettJul 10, 2023
D-ILSean CastenJul 10, 2023
D-NJMikie SherrillJul 14, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyJul 14, 2023
D-CODiana DeGetteJul 25, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jul 25, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonJul 27, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanNov 28, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerNov 28, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanJan 9, 2024
D-NCAlma S. AdamsJan 18, 2024
D-CAJulia BrownleyJan 18, 2024
D-NVDina TitusMay 21, 2024
D-CAMark DeSaulnierJun 18, 2024
D-NJRobert MenendezOct 29, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 22, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 22, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 22, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To ban use of Buy Now, Pay Later financing for purchasing assault weapons and assault weapon ghost gun kits.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 109, June 22, 2023, page H3110.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R48858Buy Now, Pay Later: Policy Issues and Options for CongressReportFeb 18, 2026

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 8694Assault Weapon Financing Accountability ActCross-Congress related billMay 7, 2026

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit short-term, Buy Now, Pay Later loans for the purchase of semiautomatic assault weapons.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Assault Weapon Financing Accountability Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 22, 2023Introduced in House

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