PA Bill Number: HB2126
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for the offense of persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, ...
Description: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for the offense of persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control ...
Last Action: Referred to Judiciary
Last Action Date: Jan 9, 2026
Proposed Federal Senate Legislation HB5135
Legislation Overview
Title: Assault Weapons Excise Act
Subject:
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an additional 1,000 percent excise tax on the sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last Action Date: August 4, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5135/all-info
Sponsors
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27 sponsors: Don Beyer (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); Nanette Barragan (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Dwight Evans (D); Sean Casten (D); Kweisi Mfume (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Andre Carson (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Katie Porter (D); Henry Johnson (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Gerald Connolly (D); Steve Cohen (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Grace Meng (D); Betty McCollum (D); Lori Trahan (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); C.A. Ruppersberger (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Ted Lieu (D); Barbara Lee (D); Frederica Wilson (D); Sara Jacobs (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Aug 4 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Aug 4 2023 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 22 2023 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Ways And Means
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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