# 119-hr-4242: Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act

119-hr-4242, Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4242
- Congress: 119
- Title: Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 50
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Modernizes tax and National Firearms Act rules to treat certain less‑than‑lethal weapons differently.** The bill would exempt defined less‑than‑lethal projectile devices and related projectiles from the federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition and add them to NFA exemptions while creating a classification and annual review process. - Manufacturers, importers, and producers would get a formal route to ask the Treasury Secretary whether a product qualifies as a less‑than‑lethal device, with the Secretary required to decide within 90 days and a 180‑day de facto grace period for requests after enactment. - Buyers and sellers of devices that meet the bill's definition would see those devices and their shells/cartridges exempted from the federal excise tax and placed outside the National Firearms Act's regulated list. - Regulators and Congress would get more transparency through a required public annual list of qualifying devices, a second list for devices whose projectiles exceed 500 feet per second, and an annual report explaining inclusion and exclusion decisions.

## Cosponsors (50)

- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] (R-IN), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower excise tax on less-lethal devices: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would exempt certain less-than-lethal projectile devices, matching shells or cartridges, and devices on the Secretary's annual list from the federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition. The bill would define qualifying devices and exclude devices whose projectiles exceed 500…
- NFA exemption for less-lethal devices: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would add a new exemption to the National Firearms Act for ‘‘less-than-lethal projectile devices’’ and for any device on the Secretary's most recent annual list. A device would qualify only if it meets the bill's definition or is on the Secretary's list. The definition includes…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4242 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4242)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4242 (as of 2026-07-19).