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H.R. 5132: Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act

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H.R. 5132: Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-15 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act

Plain summary

Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act This bill directs the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to collect information from financial institutions and to develop an advisory regarding the reporting of suspicious transactions related to gun violence. Specifically, FinCEN must gather information and develop an advisory related to (1) the procurement of firearms and firearm accessories for the purpose of carrying out lone-wolf acts of terror, and (2) how the U.S. firearms market facilitates gun violence.

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Official text

Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] · 10 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5132 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116