Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB8694
Legislation Overview
Title: Assault Weapon Financing Accountability Act
Subject:
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit short-term, Buy Now, Pay Later loans for the purchase of semiautomatic assault weapons.
Session: 119th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 7, 2026
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8694/all-info
Sponsors
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12 sponsors: John Larson (D); Maxwell Frost (D); Frederica Wilson (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Scott Peters (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); Emanuel Cleaver (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Lloyd Doggett (D); Henry Johnson (D); Brittany Pettersen (D); Julia Brownley (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (12 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 7, 2026 | Introduced in House |
| House | May 7, 2026 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 12 2026 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
