Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025
Latest action · Mar 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025
This bill prohibits a state or any political subdivision of a state from imposing or collecting an excise tax on the sale of a firearm, ammunition, or any part or component of a firearm or ammunition by a manufacture or dealer.
Cosponsors 105
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Abraham J. Hamadeh | May 15, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| R-ND | Julie Fedorchak | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Jimmy Patronis | May 19, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David J. Taylor | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Jeff Hurd | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Aug 6, 2026 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Aug 6, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Aug 6, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Aug 10, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Brandon Gill | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Aug 27, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Eric Burlison | Aug 27, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Aug 27, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | Aug 27, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Craig A. Goldman | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Tony Wied | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Sep 4, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Mark Harris | Sep 4, 2026 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Sep 8, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Sep 8, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Sep 8, 2026 | |
| R-WV | Riley M. Moore | Sep 8, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Dale W. Strong | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Matt Van Epps | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Brian Jack | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Celeste Maloy | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Mike Haridopolos | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Brad Knott | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-MT | Troy Downing | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| R-MN | Michelle Fischbach | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Morgan Luttrell | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Jeff Crank | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Oct 19, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 171, no. 56, March 27, 2025, page H1339.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1169 | Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act | Identical bill | Mar 27, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit State excise taxes on firearms and ammunition manufacturers and dealers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2025Introduced 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.
