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H.R. 5103 (115th)

Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2018

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Introduced

27 February 2018

Last action

5 March 2018 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Sponsors

Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

11 August 2025

Taxation

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Summary

Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 201 8 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on the sale of firearms by manufacturers, producers, or importers, to: (1) increase the rate of such tax to 20% on pistols, revolvers, and other firearms and on any lower frame or receiver for a firearm; and (2) impose a 50% tax on shells and cartridges. The bill exempts any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States from such tax. The bill allocates revenues from the increased excise tax under this bill for law enforcement and public safety grant programs, including programs for research on gun violence and its prevention. The bill: (1) increases the occupational tax on importers, manufacturers, and dealers in firearms and the transfer tax on firearms; and (2) modifies the definition of "firearm" for excise tax purposes to include a semiautomatic pistol chambered for cartridges and configured with receivers commonly associated with rifles and capable of accepting detachable magazines.

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Timeline

  1. 27 February 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 February 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 February 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 2 March 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 5 March 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

    Source: Committee

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