NFA SBS Act
Latest action · Jan 9, 2023 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.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Frivolous Application for Short-Barreled Shotguns Act or the NFA SBS Act
This bill removes certain short-barreled shotguns from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act. It also eliminates the prohibition on the sale or transportation of such shotguns in interstate commerce and treats persons who acquire or possess a short-barreled shotgun as meeting the registration or licensing requirements for such shotguns where such requirements are determined by reference to the National Firearms Act.
The bill preempts state or local laws that impose a tax or recordkeeping requirements on short-barreled shotguns.
The Department of Justice must destroy records relating to the registration of shotguns described by this bill within one year after the enactment of this bill.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2023 to Jan 12, 2023; 33 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Jan 10, 2023 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jan 11, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Jan 12, 2023 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2023 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2023Referred 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.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 7, January 9, 2023, page H111.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-3 | FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP179 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Feb 28, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 163 | SHORT Act | Related bill | Jan 31, 2023 |
| HR 4312 | NFA SBS Act | Reintroduction of | Nov 1, 2022 |
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 remove short-barreled shotguns from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- NFA SBS Act
- No Frivolous Application for Short-Barreled Shotguns Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
