H.R. 8921

Summary

H.R. 8921, the Freedom from Taxes Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on May 20, 2026 by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on May 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 8921 has 12 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8921 IH: Freedom from Taxes Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-20
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8921  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 20, 2026   Ms. Boebert  (for herself,  Mr. Moore of Alabama ,  Mr. Burlison ,  Mr. Massie , and  Mr. DesJarlais ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and eliminate certain taxes imposed under the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Freedom from Taxes Act of 2026  .
2.
Amendments to the National Firearms Act
(a)
Elimination of transfer tax
 Section 5811(a)(1)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  $200  and inserting  $0 .
(b)
Elimination of making tax
Section 5821(a)(1) of such Code is amended by striking  $200  and inserting  $0 .
(c)
Exemption from excise tax
Section 4182(a) of such Code is amended by striking  section 5811(a)(2)  and inserting  section 5811(a) .
(d)
Elimination of special tax
Section 5801 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(c)
Time limit
The tax imposed by this section shall not apply with respect to any year that begins after the date on which this subsection takes effect.
 .
(e)
Effective date
The changes made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and eliminate certain taxes imposed under the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) sponsors H.R. 8921, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Lauren Boebert

Rep. · R–CO-3 · Sponsor

Introduced May 20, 2026

Eric Burlison

Rep. · R–MO-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 20, 2026 · Original

Scott DesJarlais

Rep. · R–TN-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 20, 2026 · Original

Thomas Massie

Rep. · R–KY-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 20, 2026 · Original

Barry Moore

Rep. · R–AL-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 20, 2026 · Original

Sheri Biggs

Rep. · R–SC-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 21, 2026

Michael Cloud

Rep. · R–TX-27 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 21, 2026

Warren Davidson

Rep. · R–OH-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 21, 2026

David Taylor

Rep. · R–OH-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 30, 2026

Claudia Tenney

R–NY-24 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 31, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8921 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · May 20, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8921 has taken 3 actions since May 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8921 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8921 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Freedom from Taxes Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Freedom from Taxes Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and eliminate certain taxes imposed under the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8921 in 2 quarterly filings, 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.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8921 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8921’s is Taxation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8921, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BOEBERT:H.R. 8921.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States;[Page H3670]

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