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HR 8051 117th Congress House Taxation

Assault Weapons Excise Act

Introduced: June 22, 2022 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Jun 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 14, 2022
Introduced in House
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Assault Weapons Excise Act

This bill imposes an additional 1000% excise tax on large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons. It exempts from such additional tax devices and weapons acquired by the United States or by a state or local government.

What's happening now June 14, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 26
D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 23, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Jun 22, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 22, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Jun 16, 2022
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 16, 2022
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 14, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jun 14, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Jun 14, 2022
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 14, 2022
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jun 14, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 14, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jun 14, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2022
Malinowski, Tom
· Jun 14, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 14, 2022
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 14, 2022
PRICE, DAVID
· Jun 14, 2022
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 14, 2022
Ruppersberger, C.
· Jun 14, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 14, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8051: Assault Weapons Excise Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8051/
MLA
"H.R. 8051: Assault Weapons Excise Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8051/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 8051, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8051/.
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[H.R. 8051: Assault Weapons Excise Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8051/)
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