# 119-hr-6743: Medicare Investment and Gun Violence Prevention Act

119-hr-6743, Medicare Investment and Gun Violence Prevention Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6743
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medicare Investment and Gun Violence Prevention Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Restores federal transfer and manufacturing taxes on most firearms.** It also directs a $1.7 billion supplemental payment to the Medicare Part A Trust Fund. - Manufacturers and people transferring firearms would face a $200 making tax and a $200 transfer tax per firearm. Firearms classified as "any other weapon" under section 5845(e) would have a $5 transfer tax. - Medicare Part A would receive $1.7 billion for fiscal year 2026 from the Treasury, available until expended and described as supplemental to existing trust fund amounts. That funding is intended to support Part A liquidity or solvency. *Would add $1.7 billion in supplemental funding to the Federal Hospital Insurance (Medicare Part A) Trust Fund, increasing federal outlays by $1.7 billion.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- One-time boost for Medicare Part A: benefit, high. The bill would appropriate $1.7 billion to the Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) Trust Fund for fiscal year 2026. The money would come from any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. This funding would be in addition to other Medicare Part A amounts. The funds would remain available u…
- Higher excise taxes on firearms: cost, medium. The bill would restore excise taxes on making and transferring firearms. It would set a $200 tax for each firearm made. It would set a $200 tax for each firearm transferred, except items classed as "any other weapon" would be taxed $5 per transfer. The tax would be paid when the firearm is made or…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6743 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6743)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6743 (as of 2026-04-21).