Skip to main content
HR 2127 106th Congress House

Military Sniper Weapon Regulation Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate certain 50 caliber sniper weapons in the same manner as machine guns and other firearms.

Introduced: June 10, 1999 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business recordsCommerceCrime and Law EnforcementData banks
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Excise taxFirearmsFirearms controlGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkIdentification devicesScience, Technology, CommunicationsTax returns
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 10, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 10, 1999
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action June 10, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Military Sniper Weapon Regulation Act of 1999 - Amends Chapter 53 ( Machine Guns, Destructive Devices, and Certain Other Firearms) of the Internal Revenue Code to include in the definition of the term "firearm" a 50 caliber sniper weapon.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 10, 1999
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2127: Military Sniper Weapon Regulation Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2127/
MLA
"H.R. 2127: Military Sniper Weapon Regulation Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2127/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2127, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2127/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 2127: Military Sniper Weapon Regulation Act of 1999](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2127/)
Report a problem