HR 8051 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Assault Weapons Excise Act

Introduced Jun 14, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA

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Latest action · Jun 14, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 14, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Assault Weapons Excise Act

This bill imposes an additional 1000% excise tax on large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons. It exempts from such additional tax devices and weapons acquired by the United States or by a state or local government.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2022 to Jun 23, 2022; 36 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 14, 2022
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-MALori TrahanOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-CASara JacobsOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-CATed LieuOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-NJTom MalinowskiOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanJun 16, 2022
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJun 16, 2022
D-NYGrace MengJun 22, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesJun 22, 2022
D-CAJohn GaramendiJun 23, 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 Jun 14, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jun 14, 2022Referred 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: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 101, June 14, 2022, page H5546.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
IF12173Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax (FAET)ResourceFeb 6, 2026

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5135Assault Weapons Excise ActReintroduced BillAug 4, 2023

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an additional 1000 percent excise tax on the sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Assault Weapons Excise Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2022Introduced in House

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