H.R. 4242
119th Congress
House
Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize the National Firearms Act to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.
Feb 2, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-476.
Dec 10, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 10, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 15.
Jun 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 27, 2025
Introduced in House
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
61
- FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES, LLC
- EIS SOLUTIONS
- CAPITOL 6 ADVISORS
- GIFFORDS
- THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
- BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
- State, Dept of (DOS)
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Education, Dept of
Cosponsors
50
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
R
Murphy, Gregory F.
D
Gray, Adam
R
Boebert, Lauren
R
Feenstra, Randy
R
Miller, Max L.
R
Steube, W. Gregory
D
Thanedar, Shri
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
R
Hern, Kevin
R
Kustoff, David
R
Wittman, Robert J.
D
Carter, Troy A.
R
Kennedy, Mike
D
Larson, John B.
R
Cline, Ben
R
Maloy, Celeste
R
Hinson, Ashley
R
Van Duyne, Beth
D
Correa, J. Luis
R
Ezell, Mike
D
Stevens, Haley M.
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
D
Veasey, Marc A.
D
Levin, Mike
R
Mackenzie, Ryan
D
Beatty, Joyce
R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
R
McGuire, John J.
R
Gill, Brandon
R
Yakym, Rudy
R
Ciscomani, Juan
R
Evans, Gabe
R
Finstad, Brad
R
Moran, Nathaniel
D
Johnson, Julie
R
Nehls, Troy E.
R
Stauber, Pete
R
Rutherford, John H.
R
Miller, Carol D.
R
Carey, Mike
D
Cuellar, Henry
D
Davis, Donald G.
R
Fischbach, Michelle
R
Fitzgerald, Scott
R
Malliotakis, Nicole
D
Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
D
Stanton, Greg
R
Tenney, Claudia
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4242: Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4242/
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