Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
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Limits the authority of States and local governments to impose taxes payable with respect to the sale of certain firearms or ammunition, or to impose new or increased taxes payable for background checks incident to sales of firearms or ammunition.
Title: Stop Taxing the Second Amendment Act of 2016
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Sales and excise taxes: State and local taxation
Description: Stop Taxing the Second Amendment Act of 2016 This bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing a tax on a firearm or ammunition sale that affects interstate commerce. Additionally, it prohibits a state or local government from imposing a new tax or increasing an existing tax on a background check incident to a firearm or ammunition sale.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Last Action Date: July 20, 2016
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5666/all-info
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7 sponsors: Sam Graves (R); Mo Brooks (R); Jeff Miller (R); Doug LaMalfa (R); Blaine Luetkemeyer (R); David Rouzer (R); Dan Newhouse (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 20 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. |
| House | Jul 7 2016 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jul 7 2016 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 12 2016 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law
There have not been any votes on this bill