118th Congress Taxation
H.R. 173: Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill removes short-barreled rifles (barrels of less than 16 inches in length) from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act. It also eliminates the prohibition on the transportation of such rifles in interstate commerce and treats persons who acquire or possess a short-barreled rifle as meeting the registration or licensing requirements for such rifle where such requirements are determined by reference to the National Firearms Act.
The bill preempts state or local laws that impose a tax or recordkeeping requirements on short-barreled rifles.
The Department of Justice must destroy records relating to the registration of certain rifles within one year after the enactment of this bill.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Jeff Duncan R-SC
- Robert Good R-VA
- Mary Miller R-IL
- Pete Sessions R-TX
- Randy Weber R-TX
- Ashley Hinson R-IA
- Ben Cline R-VA
- Diana Harshbarger R-TN
- Brian Mast R-FL
- Mike Bost R-IL
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History
- Introduced in the House by H. Griffith.
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- Introduced in House
- 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.