Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB646
Legislation Overview
Title: SHORT Act Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today Act
Subject: Taxation
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H621)
Last Action Date: February 1, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/646/all-info
Sponsors
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48 sponsors: Andrew Clyde (R); Ralph Norman (R); Matt Rosendale (R); Carol Miller (R); Mary Miller (R); Alexander Mooney (R); Eric Crawford (R); Marjorie Greene (R); Andrew Ogles (R); Austin Scott (R); Mark Green (R); Wesley Hunt (R); Randy Weber (R); John Moolenaar (R); Tim Walberg (R); Lauren Boebert (R); Andy Biggs (R); Barry Moore (R); Anna Luna (R); Richard Hudson (R); Andy Harris (R); Thomas Massie (R); Daniel Webster (R); Russell Fry (R); Kat Cammack (R); Matt Gaetz (R); Troy Nehls (R); Scott Perry (R); Clay Higgins (R); Brian Babin (R); Warren Davidson (R); Stephanie Bice (R); Keith Self (R); John Rose (R); Robert Good (R); Neal Dunn (R); Michael Burgess (R); Elijah Crane (R); Josh Brecheen (R); Chuck Edwards (R); Byron Donalds (R); Debbie Lesko (R); Mike Ezell (R); Ben Cline (R); Jack Bergman (R); Paul Gosar (R); Jody Arrington (R); Bill Posey (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 11% (48 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 1, 2023 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H621) |
| House | Jan 31, 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 31, 2023 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 16 2023 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
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