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Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025

To prohibit State excise taxes on firearms and ammunition manufacturers and dealers.

Introduced Mar 27, 2025

Latest action (Mar 27, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Taxation
Issues
Economy & TaxesGun Policy

Summary
  • Prohibits states and their political subdivisions from imposing excise taxes on firearm sales by manufacturers or dealers.
  • Prohibits states and their political subdivisions from imposing excise taxes on ammunition sales by manufacturers or dealers.
  • Prohibits states and their political subdivisions from imposing excise taxes on firearm and ammunition parts and components.
  • Applies to sales in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce.
  • Does not alter the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
25 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Darrell Issa’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • Employer not reported $45,911
  • ARMSCOR PRECISION INTL $18,200
  • GOOGLE $11,400
  • FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP $7,050
  • 1A AUTO $6,850

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Darrell Issa → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Mar 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  2. Mar 27, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 1169 — Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 78%
  • HR 8921 — Freedom from Taxes Act of 2026 · Introduced May 20, 2026 · Cong. 119 76%
  • HR 943 — No User Fees for Gun Owners Act · Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HR 2915 — Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act · Introduced Apr 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HR 4251 — Protecting Americans from Reckless Gun Dealers Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 30, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • S 1436 — Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act · Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Mar 27, 2025

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Committee action

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 27, 2025

Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To prohibit State excise taxes on firearms and ammunition manufacturers and dealers.

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 “Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON STATE EXCISE TAXES.

(a) In General.—A State, and any political subdivision thereof, may not levy or collect an excise tax on the sale of a firearm, ammunition, or a part or component of a firearm or ammunition by a manufacturer or dealer that occurs in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce.

(b) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to alter, modify, or otherwise affect the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.). <all>

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