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HR 173 118th Congress House Taxation

Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2023

Introduced: April 25, 2023 Introduced by: Griffith, H. Morgan Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2023

This bill removes short-barreled rifles (barrels of less than 16 inches in length) from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act. It also eliminates the prohibition on the transportation of such rifles in interstate commerce and treats persons who acquire or possess a short-barreled rifle as meeting the registration or licensing requirements for such rifle where such requirements are determined by reference to the National Firearms Act.

The bill preempts state or local laws that impose a tax or recordkeeping requirements on short-barreled rifles.

The Department of Justice must destroy records relating to the registration of  certain rifles within one year after the enactment of this bill.

What's happening now January 9, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 8
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Apr 25, 2023
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Feb 17, 2023
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Feb 14, 2023
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Jan 25, 2023
 R
Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Jan 24, 2023
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 20, 2023
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 20, 2023
Duncan, Jeff
· Jan 17, 2023
Good, Bob
· Jan 17, 2023
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Jan 17, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 173: Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-173/
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"H.R. 173: Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-173/.
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H.R. 173, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-173/.
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