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Federal · 119th Congress

HR4220 Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act

Direction

Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Requires FinCEN to gather data from financial institutions and issue an advisory on patterns of suspicious financial activity used to buy firearms and accessories for domestic terrorism or gun violence, increasing regulatory scrutiny of such purchases.

the Director of FinCEN shall request information from financial institutions for the purpose of developing an advisory about the identification and reporting of suspicious activity relating to-- (A) how homegrown violent extremists and perpetrators of domestic terrorism procure firearms and firearm accessories for the purpose of carrying out lone actor or lone wolf acts of terror within the United States; and (B) the ways in which the firearms market in the United States is exploited to facilitate gun violence in the United States.

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  1. Introduced (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. President
  6. Law

Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action
2025-06-27: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Filed
2025-06-27
Committee
Financial Services Committee
Sponsor
Madeleine Dean D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill directs FinCEN to collect information from banks on financial transactions involving firearm and accessory purchases linked to extremists, terrorism, or gun violence, then issue guidance for identifying and reporting suspicious activity. This adds a layer of financial monitoring and potential reporting requirements specifically tied to firearm acquisitions, which restricts the firearms topic axis by increasing barriers and oversight on purchases. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-06-27LibraIntroduced in House
2025-06-27LibraIntroduced in House
2025-06-27HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.