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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would repeal section 5811 of the Internal Revenue Code, which currently imposes a federal excise tax on the transfer of certain firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act. The bill would eliminate this firearm transfer tax effective for transfers occurring after the bill's enactment. It makes conforming amendments to other sections of the tax code that currently reference the repealed tax provision. The bill includes a provision clarifying that its repeal of the tax does not place National Firearms Act-regulated firearms under the jurisdiction of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
33 cosponsors
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV)
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX)
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT)
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD)
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC)
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA)
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS)
- Rep. McGuire, John [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
- Rep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3] (R-MO)
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI)
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL)
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
Actions (2)
- Apr 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Apr 1, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 1, 2025
Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Donalds, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Collins, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Grothman, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Barr, Mr. Onder, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Downing, Mr. Finstad, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mrs. Miller-Meeks) 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 repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes.
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 “Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act” or the “RIFLE Act”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN TAXES RELATING TO FIREARMS.
(a) Firearm Transfer Tax Repealed.—Section 5811 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.—
(1) Section 4182(a) of such Code is amended by striking “on which the tax provided by section 5811 has been paid” and inserting “with respect to which the tax provided by section 5811 (as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act) would have applied but for its repeal”.
(2) Section 5846 of such Code is amended by striking “, 5811,”.
(3) Section 5852 of such Code is amended by striking “section 5811” each place it appears and inserting “section 5811 (as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act)”.
(4) Section 5853 of such Code is amended by striking “section 5811” and inserting “section 5811 (as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act)”.
(5) Section 5854 of such Code is amended by striking “section 5811” and inserting “section 5811 (as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act)”.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to transfers after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to place any firearms regulated under Chapter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the National Firearms Act) under the jurisdiction of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. <all>
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