HR 790 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

RIFLE Act

Introduced Feb 2, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Ashley Hinson R-IA

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Latest action · Feb 2, 2023 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. IntroducedFeb 2, 2023
  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 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2023 to Nov 29, 2023; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-INJim BanksOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-PAMike KellyOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-MITim WalbergOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-KSTracey MannOriginalFeb 2, 2023
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerFeb 6, 2023
R-TXMichael CloudFeb 6, 2023
R-OHWarren DavidsonFeb 6, 2023
R-IARandy FeenstraFeb 8, 2023
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeFeb 10, 2023
R-LAJulia LetlowFeb 28, 2023
R-FLByron DonaldsApr 26, 2023
R-TXAugust PflugerJun 7, 2023
R-NCDan BishopJun 7, 2023
R-NYElise M. StefanikJun 7, 2023
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonJun 7, 2023
R-WIMike GallagherJun 7, 2023
R-SCRalph NormanJun 7, 2023
R-CODoug LambornJun 9, 2023
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterJun 9, 2023
R-CATom McClintockJun 9, 2023
R-MDAndy HarrisJun 13, 2023
R-NDKelly ArmstrongJun 13, 2023
R-WIGlenn GrothmanJun 16, 2023
R-TXKeith SelfJun 16, 2023
R-KYBrett GuthrieJun 21, 2023
R-MILisa C. McClainJun 23, 2023
R-TNMark E. GreenJun 23, 2023
R-WADan NewhouseJun 30, 2023
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarJun 30, 2023
R-KYAndy BarrNov 29, 2023

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 Feb 2, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 2, 2023Referred 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 I, Section 8, Clause 1 The single subject of this legislation is: Eliminating the transfer tax for firearms under the National Firearms Act

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 22, February 2, 2023, page H682.

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. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in House

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