# 119-hr-3650: Federal Gift Shop Tax Act

119-hr-3650, Federal Gift Shop Tax Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3650
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Gift Shop Tax Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**States could tax gift shop sales on federal property.** This bill would let any State impose a sales tax on qualifying purchases from gift shops on federal property, including in-person and online sales, and it defines "federal property" to include agency-owned buildings and lands and explicitly names the Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

## Provisions PRIA read

- State sales tax on federal gift shops: cost, low. If enacted, states, territories, and localities could charge sales tax on gift shop buys made on federal property. You could owe it when you buy in the shop or when you order online through that gift shop. This would cover places like the Smithsonian, the National Gallery, the Kennedy Center, and t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3650 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3650)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3650 (as of 2026-04-21).