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H.R. 2442

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2442, the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 27, 2025 by Rep. Darrell Issa (R) with 58 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 2442 has 58 co-sponsors.

hb2442/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2442 IH: Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-27
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2442  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025  .
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. ).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-27
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 27, 2025

hb2442/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/27/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Darrell Issa (R) sponsors H.R. 2442, and 58 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2442 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Mar 27, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2442 has taken 2 actions since Mar 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 27, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 27, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 2442 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2442, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 2442 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit State excise taxes on firearms and ammunition manufacturers and dealers. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 23 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2442 in 20 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Natural Resources, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA—Virginia18—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado16—
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC—Virginia14—
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA18—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS16—
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.14—
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 23.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER ZEALAND118
GORDON SPEED118
HADAN HATCH118
JOHN COMMERFORD118
WILLIAM LANE118
TIMOTHY CHURCHILL117
ANGELO VELTRI116
DUDLEY BROWN116
DUSTIN CURTIS115
AIDAN JOHNSTON114
ALEX LARGE114
BENJAMIN SANDERSON114
ERICH PRATT114
JEAN PICHARDO114
JOHN VELLECO114
DIANE CIHOTA CASHOUR112
JOSEPH BLISS112
LAWRENCE KEANE112
MATTHEW SCHAFLE112
PATRICK ROTHWELL112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION2025 first_quarter$1.9M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION2025 second_quarter$1.8M2nd Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 second_quarter$679K2nd Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 first_quarter$650.4K1st Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$545.7K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$530K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$520K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$480K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$480K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$480K2nd Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 third_quarter$465.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$450K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$410K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 second_quarter$304.8K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 third_quarter$296.6K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 first_quarter$202.6K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 fourth_quarter$136.3K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2442 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2442’s is Taxation.

hr2442/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2442, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ISSA:H.R. 2442.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H1339]

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