# 115-hr-5134: STOP Straw Purchases Act

115-hr-5134, STOP Straw Purchases Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5134
- Congress: 115
- Title: STOP Straw Purchases Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-03-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

STOP Straw Purchases Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish new offenses: for inducing another person to make false statements to a licensed gun dealer about the actual identity of a firearm purchaser, and for obtaining a firearm by inducing another person to make false statements to a licensed gun dealer claiming to be the actual firearm purchaser. Additionally, it establishes an enhanced penalty for a criminal offense involving a false statement to a licensed gun dealer in connection with a firearm acquisition, if the false statement misrepresents the actual identify of a firearm purchaser. Finally, the bill directs the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to include, on the Firearms Transaction Record form, a statement outlining penalties for acting as the straw purchaser of a firearm.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2018-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5134 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5134)

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- [115-hr-5588: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5588)
- [115-hr-5522: Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Readiness Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5522)
- [115-hr-5460: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5460)
- [115-hr-5282: Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5282)
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