Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB5135
Legislation Overview
Title: Assault Weapons Excise Act
Subject:
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an additional 1,000 percent excise tax on the sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last Action Date: August 4, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5135/all-info
Sponsors
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27 sponsors: Don Beyer (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); Nanette Barragan (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Dwight Evans (D); Sean Casten (D); Kweisi Mfume (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Andre Carson (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Katie Porter (D); Henry Johnson (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Gerald Connolly (D); Steve Cohen (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Grace Meng (D); Betty McCollum (D); Lori Trahan (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); C.A. Ruppersberger (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Ted Lieu (D); Barbara Lee (D); Frederica Wilson (D); Sara Jacobs (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (27 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Aug 4, 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Aug 4, 2023 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 22 2023 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Ways And Means
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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