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S. 1224

U.S. SenateIn Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1224, the RIFLE Act, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 1, 2025 by Sen. Tom Cotton (R) with 14 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Apr 1, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


Record

Text

S. 1224 has 14 co-sponsors.

sb1224/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1224 IS: Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act
U.S. Senate
2025-04-01
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II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1224 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 1 (legislative day, March 31), 2025 Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Daines , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Budd , Mr. Ricketts , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Moreno , Mr. Sheehy , and Mr. Justice ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act or the RIFLE Act .
2.
Repeal of certain taxes relating to firearms
(a)
Firearm transfer tax repealed
Section 5811 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby repealed.
(b)
Conforming amendments
(1)
Section 4182(a) of such Code is amended by striking on which the tax provided by section 5811 has been paid and inserting with respect to which the tax provided by section 5811 (as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act ) would have applied but for its repeal .
(2)
Section 5846 of such Code is amended by striking , 5811, .
(3)
Section 5852 of such Code is amended by striking section 5811 each place it appears and inserting section 5811 (as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act ) .
(4)
Section 5853 of such Code is amended by striking section 5811 and inserting section 5811 (as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act ) .
(5)
Section 5854 of such Code is amended by striking section 5811 and inserting section 5811 (as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act ) .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to transfers after the date of the enactment of this Act.
3.
Rule of construction
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to place any firearms regulated under Chapter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the National Firearms Act) under the jurisdiction of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-04-01
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Tom Cotton (R) sponsors S. 1224, and 14 members have co-sponsored it, 12 of them from the day it was introduced; 1 has since withdrawn.

Committees

S. 1224 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Apr 1, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 1224 has taken 2 actions since Apr 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 1, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1224 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1224, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1224 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • RIFLE Act — Display Title
  • RIFLE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 23 registered lobbyists who named S. 1224 in 18 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Natural Resources, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAVirginia17
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSColorado16
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCVirginia14
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONDistrict of Columbia11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 23.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION2025 second_quarter$1.8M2nd Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 second_quarter$679K2nd Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 first_quarter$650.4K1st Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$545.7K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$520K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$480K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$480K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$480K2nd Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 third_quarter$465.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$450K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$410K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 second_quarter$304.8K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 third_quarter$296.6K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 first_quarter$202.6K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 fourth_quarter$136.3K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1224 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1224’s is Taxation.

s1224/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com