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H.R. 4283 118th Congress House

Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase certain taxes related to firearms, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 22, 2023 Introduced by: Danny K. Davis Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Taxation Crime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesGovernment trust funds
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Hate crimesInflation and pricesSales and excise taxesViolent crime
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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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 Latest action June 23, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2023

This bill increases by .5% the excise tax on firearms, including pistols, revolvers, and shells and cartridges. The bill establishes the Gun Violence Prevention Trust Fund into which the increased tax revenues are deposited to fund gun violence prevention programs. The Trust Fund creates separate accounts for violence prevention, gun violence research, hate crimes data collection and enforcement, and firearm forensics.

The bill also requires an inflation adjustment to the amount of the special tax on importers, manufacturers, and dealers in firearms and the transfer tax on firearms.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 8957 Reintroduction of Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2022
  • S 3407 Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Lobbying activity 2

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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 23, 2024
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 25, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jul 12, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jun 22, 2023
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 22, 2023
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 22, 2023
Pascrell, Bill
· Jun 22, 2023
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jun 22, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4283: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4283/
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"H.R. 4283: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4283/.
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