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HR2442Referred to Committee

Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-27
Introduced
6
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Darrell Issa
Darrell Issa
Republican · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.3% (601 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/I000056

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (6)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Richard Hudson (R-NC-9)Original· 2025-03-27
  • Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ-8)· 2025-05-15
  • Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)· 2025-08-15
  • Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)· 2026-01-21

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-03-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-03-27

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-27

Plain-English Summary

Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025 This bill prohibits a state or any political subdivision of a state from imposing or collecting an excise tax on the sale of a firearm, ammunition, or any part or component of a firearm or ammunition by a manufacture or dealer.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Taxation
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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