119th Congress (2025-2026)

HR 943

No User Fees for Gun Owners Act

Introduced

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US Congress

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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Session

119th Congress (2025-2026)

Jurisdiction

US Congress

Bill overview

This bill, the No User Fees for Gun Owners Act, aims to prevent state and local governments from requiring gun owners to pay fees, taxes, or insurance premiums related to owning or purchasing firearms or ammunition. It specifically prohibits these charges on the manufacture, import, acquisition, transfer, and continued ownership of guns and ammunition. The bill allows for a generally applicable sales tax to be applied to firearms and ammunition at the same rate as other goods and services.

Key provisions

Prohibits state and local governments from imposing fees on firearm ownership.
Prevents insurance requirements related to firearms.
Blocks taxes on firearms and ammunition.
Allows for a generally applicable sales tax on firearms and ammunition.
Addresses the Internal Revenue Code to limit related conditions.
Defines ‘firearm,’ ‘pistol,’ and ‘revolver’ for clarity.

Who is affected

Gun Owners
State and Local Governments
Firearms Manufacturers
Firearms Retailers
Ammunition Manufacturers

Notable changes

Clarifies that a generally applicable sales tax is permitted.
Modifies the Internal Revenue Code to further restrict firearm-related fees.

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Legislative history

2025-02-04House

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.

2025-02-04House

2025-02-04

Introduced in House

2025-02-04

Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session

H. R. 943

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

A BILL

To ban the imposition of any State or local liability insurance, tax, or user fee requirement for firearm or ammunition ownership or commerce.

1.Short title

This Act may be cited as the

No User Fees for Gun Owners Act

2.Ban on imposition of State or local liability insurance, tax, or user fee requirement as a condition of firearm or ammunition ownership or commerce

Section 927 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by inserting (a) In general.—Except as provided in subsection (b), before No; and

(2)

by adding after and below the end the following:

(b)No State or local insurance, tax, or user fee required as a condition of gun or ammunition ownership or commerceA State, or unit of local government of a State, may not impose any insurance requirement, or any tax, user fee, or other similar charge, as a condition of the manufacture, importation, acquisition, transfer, or continued ownership of a firearm or ammunition, except that a generally applicable sales tax may be assessed against firearms or ammunition in the same proportion to which the tax applies to other goods or services.

3.Limitation on conditions of gun ownership or commerce

Part I of subchapter B of chapter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 5848 the following new section:

5848A.Limitation on conditions of gun ownership

(a)In generalA State, or unit of local government of a State, may not impose any insurance requirement, or any tax, user fee, or other similar charge, as a condition of the manufacture, importation, acquisition, transfer, or continued ownership of a firearm, pistol, or revolver, except that a generally applicable sales tax may be assessed against firearms, pistols, or revolvers in the same proportion to which the tax applies to other goods or services.

(b)Firearm, pistol, revolver

The terms firearm, pistol, and revolver shall have the same meaning as when used in part III of subchapter D of chapter 32.

HR 943

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