[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2442 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2442

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


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                    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

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                                 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.).
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