Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Short-barreled rifles should not require any regulation at all. These are frequently misunderstood items and should be treated no differently than other rifles.
Title: Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2021
Subject: Taxation
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: May 18, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1758/all-info
Companion Bill: HB933
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37 sponsors: Tracey Mann (R); Richard Hudson (R); Scott Perry (R); Matt Gaetz (R); Alexander Mooney (R); Ted Budd (R); Don Young (R); Ronny Jackson (R); Jacob Laturner (R); Yvette Herrell (R); Greg Murphy (R); Ron Estes (R); Greg Steube (R); Glenn Grothman (R); Ralph Norman (R); Michael Guest (R); David Cawthorn (R); Mo Brooks (R); Daniel Webster (R); Fred Keller (R); Dan Bishop (R); Debbie Lesko (R); Randy Feenstra (R); Chip Roy (R); Andy Harris (R); Matt Rosendale (R); Robert Good (R); Jeff Duncan (R); Ken Buck (R); Bill Posey (R); Mary Miller (R); Diana Harshbarger (R); Rodney Davis (R); Louie Gohmert (R); Markwayne Mullin (R); Lauren Boebert (R); Paul Gosar (R)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | May 18 2021 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
House | Mar 10 2021 | Introduced in House |
House | Mar 10 2021 | 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. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | May 11 2021 | 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 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
There have not been any votes on this bill