HR4242119th CongressWALLET

Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act

Sponsored By: Representative Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]

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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.

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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.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Lower excise tax on less-lethal devices

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 feet per second. Manufacturers, producers, or importers could request a device classification and the Secretary would have 90 days to decide. Requests made in the 180 days after enactment would be treated as received at the end of that period. The tax exemption would apply to articles sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer after enactment. The Secretary would publish and update a public list of qualifying devices each year and a separate excluded list, and would report inclusion/exclusion reasons to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees.

NFA exemption for less-lethal devices

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 limits such as not firing common handgun, rifle, or shotgun projectiles above 500 feet per second, being designed to avoid death or serious bodily injury, and not accepting certain common feeding devices. The change would take effect on enactment and would reduce NFA registration and related rules for qualifying owners, sellers, and makers.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]

AZ • R

Cosponsors

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

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Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act

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Lower excise tax on less-lethal devices

NFA exemption for less-lethal devices

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