United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5840 (114th)
Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2016
Introduced
14 July 2016
Last action
14 July 2016 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Austin Scott, RON KIND, Randy Hultgren
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 10% to 3% the excise tax rate that applies to the sale of portable, electronically-aerated bait containers by the manufacturer, producer, or importer.
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Timeline
14 July 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
14 July 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 July 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 July 2016 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 July 2016
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 July 2016
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 July 2016
Sponsors
- Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
- Austin Scott · R · Sponsor
- RON KIND · D · Sponsor
- Randy Hultgren · R · Sponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5840
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5840
- us · 114-hr-5840 · source updated 5 December 2025