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H.R. 3949 (105th)

No Gun Tax Act of 1998

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Introduced

22 May 1998

Last action

2 June 1998 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Sponsors

Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Hutchinson, Asa [R-AR-3], Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4], Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12], Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

21 August 2025

Taxation

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Summary

No Gun Tax Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit a Federal officer, employee, or agent, including a State or local employee or officer acting on behalf of the United States (officer), from charging or collecting any fee in connection with a background check required in connection with the transfer of a firearm. Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit and set penalties for the unlawful retention, or transfer to another person, of firearms background check information by such officer or by a Federal contractor or consultant after: (1) the 24-hour period beginning with the receipt of such information on an individual who is determined not to be prohibited from receiving a firearm; and (2) the five-year period beginning with the receipt of such information on an individual who is prohibited from receiving a firearm.

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Timeline

  1. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 2 June 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

    Source: Committee

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