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HR2915119th Congress
Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act
Sponsored By: Representative Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
Introduced
Summary
Ban on IRS firearms and ammunition. This bill would bar the Internal Revenue Service from using funds to purchase, receive, or store any firearm or ammunition. It would transfer the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, including its authorities, personnel, and assets, into the Department of Justice as a distinct unit.
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- IRS investigators and staff: The Criminal Investigation Division's authorities, personnel, and assets would move to the Department of Justice and be maintained as a distinct entity within DOJ's Criminal Division, effective 90 days after enactment.
- Firearms and ammunition handling: The Commissioner would have 120 days to transfer all IRS firearms and ammunition to the General Services Administration. Within 30 days of that transfer GSA must begin sales to licensed dealers and auctions of ammunition to the public.
- Treasury and the public: Proceeds from those sales and auctions would be deposited in the Treasury's general fund and used solely for deficit reduction.
*Would direct sale proceeds into the Treasury for deficit reduction and so is designed to reduce the federal deficit to the extent proceeds are collected.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Criminal tax enforcement moves to DOJ
If enacted, criminal tax investigations and enforcement would move from the IRS to the Department of Justice. The IRS Criminal Investigation Division’s staff and assets would transfer to DOJ and be kept as a separate unit inside DOJ’s Criminal Division. The Attorney General could authorize DOJ personnel to carry out these functions. This would take effect 90 days after enactment.
IRS barred from guns and ammo
If enacted, the IRS would be barred from using money to buy, receive, or store firearms or ammunition. This would start 120 days after enactment and would apply even if other laws say otherwise. Within 120 days, the IRS Commissioner would have to transfer all IRS firearms and ammunition to the General Services Administration (GSA). Within 30 days after the transfer, GSA would start selling firearms to licensed firearms dealers and auctioning ammunition to the public. Sale proceeds would go to the Treasury’s general fund to reduce the deficit. The bill uses the same federal definitions of “firearm” and “ammunition,” and “Commissioner” means the IRS Commissioner.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
WY • R
Sponsored 4/14/2025
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 4/14/2025
Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
IL • R
Sponsored 4/14/2025
Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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