Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB8051
Legislation Overview
Title: Assault Weapons Excise Act
Subject: Taxation
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an additional 1000 percent excise tax on the sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last Action Date: June 14, 2022
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8051/all-info
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
42 sponsors: Don Beyer (D); Anthony Brown (D); C.A. Ruppersberger (D); Alan Lowenthal (D); Dwight Evans (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); Carolyn Maloney (D); Betty McCollum (D); David Scott (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Gerald Connolly (D); Sean Casten (D); Sara Jacobs (D); Tom Malinowski (D); Henry Johnson (D); Emanuel Cleaver (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Dina Titus (D); Steve Cohen (D); James Langevin (D); Kweisi Mfume (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Nanette Barragan (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Barbara Lee (D); Ted Lieu (D); Pramila Jayapal (D); Katie Porter (D); Alma Adams (D); Frederica Wilson (D); Andre Carson (D); Lori Trahan (D); Julia Brownley (D); David Price (D); Marie Newman (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); Grace Meng (D); Mondaire Jones (D); John Garamendi (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 10% (42 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 14, 2022 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 14, 2022 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 18 2022 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
