H.R. 943

119 HR 943 IH: No User Fees for Gun Owners Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 943  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 4, 2025   Mr. Jackson of Texas  (for himself,  Mr. Babin ,  Mr. Bacon ,  Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina ,  Ms. Boebert ,  Mr. Carter of Georgia ,  Mr. Cline ,  Mr. Collins ,  Mr. Crenshaw ,  Ms. De La Cruz ,  Mr. Donalds ,  Mr. Downing ,  Mr. Edwards ,  Mr. Ellzey ,  Mr. Fallon ,  Mr. Feenstra ,  Mr. Fleischmann ,  Mr. Gooden ,  Mr. Gosar ,  Mr. Haridopolos ,  Mr. Hudson ,  Mr. Issa ,  Mr. LaMalfa ,  Mrs. Miller of Illinois ,  Mr. Moolenaar ,  Mr. Moore of Alabama ,  Mr. Newhouse ,  Mr. Pfluger ,  Mr. Rose ,  Mr. Rulli ,  Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia ,  Mr. Sessions ,  Mr. Smith of Nebraska ,  Ms. Stefanik ,  Mr. Steube ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Ms. Van Duyne ,  Mr. Weber of Texas ,  Mr. Wilson of South Carolina ,  Mr. Biggs of Arizona ,  Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida , and  Mr. Stauber ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on  the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To ban the imposition of any State or local liability insurance, tax, or user fee requirement for firearm or ammunition ownership or commerce.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No User Fees for Gun Owners Act  .
2.
Ban on imposition of State or local liability insurance, tax, or user fee requirement as a condition of firearm or ammunition ownership or commerce
Section 927 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by inserting  (a)
In general.— Except as provided in subsection (b),  before  No ; and
(2)
by adding after and below the end the following:
(b)
No State or local insurance, tax, or user fee required as a condition of gun or ammunition ownership or commerce
A State, or unit of local government of a State, may not impose any insurance requirement, or any tax, user fee, or other similar charge, as a condition of the manufacture, importation, acquisition, transfer, or continued ownership of a firearm or ammunition, except that a generally applicable sales tax may be assessed against firearms or ammunition in the same proportion to which the tax applies to other goods or services.
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3.
Limitation on conditions of gun ownership or commerce
Part I of subchapter B of  chapter 53  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 5848 the following new section:
5848A.
Limitation on conditions of gun ownership
(a)
In general
A State, or unit of local government of a State, may not impose any insurance requirement, or any tax, user fee, or other similar charge, as a condition of the manufacture, importation, acquisition, transfer, or continued ownership of a firearm, pistol, or revolver, except that a generally applicable sales tax may be assessed against firearms, pistols, or revolvers in the same proportion to which the tax applies to other goods or services.
(b)
Firearm, pistol, revolver
The terms  firearm ,  pistol , and  revolver  shall have the same meaning as when used in part III of subchapter D of chapter 32.
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