HR 4474 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Equal Shot Act of 2025

Introduced Jul 16, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Roger Williams R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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. IntroducedJul 16, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2025 to Nov 17, 2025; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAaron BeanOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-NCAddison P. McDowellOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-FLAnna Paulina LunaOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-TXBrandon GillOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-COGabe EvansOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-MOMark AlfordOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-OHMichael A. RulliOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-GAMike CollinsOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-MSMike EzellOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-NYNicholas A. LangworthyOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJul 16, 2025
R-WIScott FitzgeraldOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-SCSheri BiggsOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-MITim WalbergOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-WITony WiedOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-MTTroy DowningOriginalJul 16, 2025
R-KYAndy BarrJul 17, 2025
R-VAJohn J. McGuire IIIJul 17, 2025
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarJul 17, 2025
R-LAJulia LetlowJul 17, 2025
R-MSTrent KellyJul 17, 2025
R-TXAugust PflugerJul 21, 2025
R-ALRobert B. AderholtJul 21, 2025
R-TNJohn W. RoseJul 22, 2025
R-MTRyan K. ZinkeJul 22, 2025
R-TXCraig A. GoldmanJul 23, 2025
R-TXPat FallonJul 23, 2025
R-FLLaurel M. LeeAug 1, 2025
R-TXTony GonzalesSep 2, 2025
R-TXNathaniel MoranSep 17, 2025
R-FLKat CammackSep 30, 2025
R-MNBrad FinstadNov 17, 2025

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseSmall Business Committee
Referred Jul 16, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jul 16, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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 of the Constitution of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 122, July 16, 2025, page H3369.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2562Equal Shot Act of 2025Related billJul 31, 2025

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To promote fair and equal treatment by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration with respect to certain firearms industry applicants for assistance, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Equal Shot Act of 2025

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2025Introduced in House

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