Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act
Latest action · Mar 27, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act
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 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2025 to Sep 15, 2026; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-WV | James C. Justice | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Jan 28, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Jul 23, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Darline Graham | Jul 28, 2026 | |
| R-MT | Tim Sheehy | Aug 4, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Sep 15, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Mar 27, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2442 | Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Mar 27, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit State excise taxes on firearms and ammunition manufacturers and dealers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2025Introduced in Senate
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