HR 3101 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

RIFLE Act

Introduced May 11, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Ashley Hinson R-IA

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Latest action · May 11, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 11, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act or the RIFLE Act

This bill repeals the excise tax on the transfer of firearms. The bill shall not be construed as placing any regulated firearms under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Cosponsors 77

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2021 to May 10, 2022; 60 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-TXAugust PflugerOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-NCDan BishopOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-AKDon YoungOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-CODoug LambornOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-PAFred KellerOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-MOJason SmithOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-OHJim JordanOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-NYLee M. ZeldinOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-MILisa C. McClainOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalMay 11, 2021
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-MNMichelle FischbachOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-WIMike GallagherOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-PAMike KellyOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-MIPeter MeijerOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalMay 11, 2021
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-NCTed BuddOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-CATom McClintockOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-SCTom RiceOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-KSTracey MannOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-NMYvette HerrellOriginalMay 11, 2021
R-KYAndy BarrMay 12, 2021
R-FLMatt GaetzMay 12, 2021
R-TXMichael C. BurgessMay 12, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerMay 14, 2021
R-INJim BanksMay 17, 2021
R-OKStephanie I. BiceMay 17, 2021
R-KYBrett GuthrieMay 18, 2021
R-LAJulia LetlowMay 18, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyJun 1, 2021
R-ARBruce WestermanJun 1, 2021
R-INVictoria SpartzJun 1, 2021
R-MDAndy HarrisJun 14, 2021
R-MITim WalbergJul 21, 2021
R-OHMike CareyJan 19, 2022
R-NEDon BaconApr 21, 2022
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyMay 10, 2022
R-NDKelly ArmstrongMay 10, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred May 11, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 11, 2021Introduced in House
  2. May 11, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Amendment II Article I, Section 8, Clause 1

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 81, May 11, 2021, page H2196.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
RIFLE Act
Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 11, 2021Introduced in House

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