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Prevent Family Fire Act of 2025
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against tax for sales at retail of safe firearm storage devices.
Summary
This bill creates a federal tax credit for retailers who sell safe firearm storage devices. The credit allows for 10 percent of the retail sale price of each approved device, capped at $400 per device. Qualifying storage devices must be designed to deny unauthorized access to firearms or ammunition using combination locks, key locks, or biometric locks. The tax credit applies to sales through December 31, 2032, and the Treasury Department must publish annual reports showing the credits claimed in each state. This represents a tax incentive for the sale and purchase of firearm storage safety equipment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
10 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA)
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mike Levin’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $64,547
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO $18,365
- GOOGLE $14,450
- CHEMBRIDGE CORP $13,200
- PIMCO $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mike Levin → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Levin (for himself, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against tax for sales at retail of safe firearm storage devices.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Prevent Family Fire Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. SAFE FIREARM STORAGE CREDIT.
(a) In General.—Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“SEC. 45BB. SAFE FIREARM STORAGE CREDIT.
“(a) Allowance of Credit.—For purposes of section 38, the safe firearm storage credit determined under this section for the taxable year is an amount equal to 10 percent of amounts received from the first retail sale of each safe firearm storage device sold by the taxpayer for use within the United States during the taxable year.
“(b) Limitations.—
“(1) $400 per device.—The amounts received from a first retail sale that are taken into account under subsection (a) with respect to a safe firearm storage device shall not exceed $400 per device.
“(2) Fair market value.—The amount taken into account under subsection (a) shall not include amounts in excess of the fair market value of such safe firearm storage device.
“(c) Definitions and Special Rules.—For purposes of this section—
“(1) Determination of price.—In determining price, there shall be excluded, if stated as a separate charge, the amount of any retail sales tax imposed by any State or political subdivision thereof or the District of Columbia, whether the liability for such tax is imposed on the vendor or vendee.
“(2) First retail sale.—The term ‘first retail sale’ means the first sale, for a purpose other than for resale or leasing in a long-term lease, after production, manufacture, or importation.
“(3) Safe firearm storage device.—
“(A) In general.—The term ‘safe firearm storage device’ means a device that is—
“(i) designed and marketed for the principal purpose of denying unauthorized access to, or rendering inoperable, a firearm or ammunition, and
“(ii) secured by a combination lock, key lock, or lock based on biometric information which—
“(I) is integrated into the design of the device, and
“(II) once locked, is incapable of being opened without the combination, key, or biometric information, respectively.
“(B) Exclusion.—The term ‘safe firearm storage device’ does not include—
“(i) any device which is incorporated to any extent into the design of a firearm or of ammunition, or
“(ii) any device that, as of the date of the sale described in subsection (a), has been subject to a mandatory recall by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
“(C) Firearm; ammunition.—The terms ‘firearm’ and ‘ammunition’ have the meanings given such terms in section 921 of title 18, United States Code (without regard to all that follows ‘firearm silencer’ in paragraph (3) of such section).
“(d) Recapture.—
“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall, by regulations, provide for recapturing the benefit of any credit allowable under subsection (a) if such credit is improperly or excessively claimed.
“(2) Documentation.—The Secretary may require such information or registration as the Secretary deems necessary for purposes of recapture under paragraph (1).
“(e) Termination.—This section shall not apply to sales after December 31, 2032.”.
(b) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “plus” at the end of paragraph (40), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (41) and inserting “, plus”, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(42) the safe firearm storage credit determined under section 45BB(a).”.
(c) Credit Allowed Against AMT.—Section 38(c)(4)(B) of such Code is amended by redesignating clauses (x) through (xii) as clauses (xi) through (xiii), respectively, and by inserting after clause (ix) the following new clause:
“(x) the credit determined under section 45BB,”.
(d) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
“Sec. 45BB. Safe firearm storage credit.”.
(e) Report.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall make publicly available an annual report of the credits against tax allowed by reason of section 45BB (as added by this section), disaggregated by State.
(f) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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