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Yes: 233 • No: 185
119-hr-2189119th CongressWALLET
To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Passed House
Summary
Creates a new federal category and tax and regulatory exemptions for certain less-than-lethal projectile devices. It requires a 90-day Attorney General decision on whether a device qualifies, an annual public list and report to Congress, and excludes eligible devices from a federal excise tax and from the National Firearms Act with a 180-day look-back for early determinations.
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- Law enforcement and public-safety buyers: Would get a clear federal definition and a public list to identify devices designed to avoid death or serious injury, helping agencies find de-escalation tools.
- Manufacturers, producers, and importers: Could ask for an official determination and must receive it within 90 days. Approved items are added to an annual list and explained to Congress.
- Taxpayers, sellers, and collectors: Eligible less-than-lethal devices and their shells would be excluded from the specified federal excise tax and would be covered by an expanded National Firearms Act exemption, with a 180-day retroactive window for early determinations.
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No excise tax on less-lethal devices
Manufacturers, producers, and importers would not pay the federal firearms and ammunition excise tax on qualifying less‑than‑lethal projectile devices and on shells made for them. A device would need to meet the bill’s definition: it would not fire (or be easily converted to fire) ammo used in handguns, rifles, or shotguns; it would not fire any projectile over 500 feet per second; it would be designed not to cause death or serious injury; and it would not accept, or be easily modified to accept, pistol‑grip or semiautomatic‑style feeding devices. Treasury would decide within 90 days when a maker asks if a device qualifies, publish a yearly public list of qualifying devices, and publish a separate list for devices that only fail the speed limit. Treasury would also send a yearly report to the tax committees. The tax exemption would apply to articles sold after enactment. Requests made in the first 180 days would be treated as received at the end of that window for the 90‑day clock.
New rules and faster review for less-lethal devices
The bill would create a new federal category for “less‑than‑lethal projectile devices.” A device would qualify only if it is designed for use in a way not likely to cause death or serious injury, cannot fire (or be easily converted to fire) ammo commonly used in guns, does not fire any projectile over 500 feet per second, and cannot accept or be easily modified to accept pistol‑grip or semiautomatic‑style feeding devices. The Attorney General would have 90 days after receiving a submitted device to decide if it fits this category. This would guide how these devices are handled under federal firearms rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
WI • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
MN • R
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
AZ • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
WY • R
Sponsored 4/9/2025
Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
MS • R
Sponsored 4/9/2025
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 4/14/2025
Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/14/2025
Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]
AZ • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]
NC • R
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]
SC • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3]
MO • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]
CO • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
WI • R
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]
AZ • R
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
MT • R
Sponsored 5/23/2025
Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
IA • R
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2]
UT • R
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]
IN • R
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7]
MO • R
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
MN • R
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
TN • R
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
KS • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
MN • R
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13]
NC • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1]
TX • R
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
TX • R
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]
AK • R
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
IL • R
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6]
NC • R
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/10/2025
Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5]
VA • R
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]
IN • R
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/6/2025
Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 10/6/2025
Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
ID • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
UT • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
VA • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
TN • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
TN • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
OK • R
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
IN • R
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7]
OH • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/15/2025
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 12/23/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/14/2026
Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14]
NC • R
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 2/12/2026
On Passage
Yes: 233 • No: 185