States and local governments would be banned from imposing excise taxes specifically on firearms, ammunition, and their parts or components when sold by manufacturers or dealers in interstate commerce. Right now, some states have added their own taxes on gun and ammo sales on top of the existing federal Pittman-Robertson excise tax, which funds wildlife conservation. The federal Pittman-Robertson tax would not be affected — only state and local excise taxes targeting the firearms industry would be prohibited.
Corporate Benefits
- State and local excise taxes on firearms and ammunition — Prohibited for sales by manufacturers or dealers in interstate commerce
- Federal preemption scope — Extended to block state and local firearms-industry excise taxes (Pittman-Robertson federal tax preserved)
Congressional Summary
This bill prohibits a state or any political subdivision of a state from imposing or collecting an excise tax on the sale of a firearm, ammunition, or any part or component of a firearm or ammunition by a manufacture or dealer.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-03-27
- Date Added
- 2026-04-16
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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