HR 3245
103th Congress
House
Taxation
Ammunition
Costs
Crime and Law Enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Excise tax
Federal aid to hospitals
Firearms
Firearms control
Government trust funds
Health
Hospital care
Medically uninsured
Tax rates
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the tax on firearms.
Introduced: October 7, 1993
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 26, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Oct 7, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 7, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 7, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on pistols, revolvers, and other firearms.
Establishes the Hospital Gunshot Cost Relief Trust Fund to assist urban hospitals in defraying costs incurred in providing medical care to gunshot victims who are not covered under any health plan. Transfers the net revenues from the excise tax to such Fund.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1