HR5099-119

Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit for certain gun safes.

119th Congress Introduced Sep 2, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill creates refundable tax credit for gun safe purchases (IRC Section 36C), creates IRC Section 36C - Credit for certain gun safes (detailed provisions), and requires HHS report on most effective gun safes. It relies on tax credits, definition changes, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Taxation and Trade.

Who Benefits and How

Gun safe manufacturers could gain revenue opportunities, Individual taxpayers could see lower costs, and Individual gun owners could see lower costs.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal treasury could face higher costs, Department of Health and Human Services would take on compliance duties, and Gun safe manufacturers (post-2030) could face higher barriers.

Key Provisions

  • Creates refundable tax credit for gun safe purchases (IRC Section 36C).
  • Creates IRC Section 36C - Credit for certain gun safes (detailed provisions).
  • Requires HHS report on most effective gun safes.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill creates refundable tax credit for gun safe purchases (IRC Section 36C), creates IRC Section 36C - Credit for certain gun safes (detailed provisions), and requires HHS report on most effective gun safes.

Key Policy Areas

Taxation, Trade

Primary Purpose

The bill creates refundable tax credit for gun safe purchases (IRC Section 36C), creates IRC Section 36C - Credit for certain gun safes (detailed provisions), and requires HHS report on most effective gun safes.

Policy Domains

Taxation Trade

Whole Bill -- Gun Safe Tax Credit

Identified Gains
  • Gun safe manufacturers
  • Individual taxpayers
  • Individual gun owners
  • Gun safe retailers
  • Gun owners (privacy protection)
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Gun safe retailers:
Individual taxpayers:
Individual gun owners:
Gun safe manufacturers: ,
Gun owners (privacy protection):
Identified Costs
  • Federal treasury
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Gun safe manufacturers (post-2030)
  • Consumers (post-2030)
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Federal treasury:
Consumers (post-2030):
Gun safe manufacturers (post-2030):
Department of Health and Human Services:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 2, 2025

Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Amo, and Mr. …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Consumers
4 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive -1 negative

Consumers (post-2030), Gun owners (privacy protection), Individual gun owners

Positive-direction: Gun owners (privacy protection), Individual gun owners, Individual taxpayers

Negative-direction: Consumers (post-2030)

Manufacturing
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+2 positive -1 negative

Gun safe manufacturers, Gun safe manufacturers (post-2030)

Positive-direction: Gun safe manufacturers

Negative-direction: Gun safe manufacturers (post-2030)

Government
2 mentions across 2 clauses
-2 negative

Department of Health and Human Services, Federal treasury

Retail
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Gun safe retailers

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Taxation Trade
Actor Mappings
"secretary_hhs"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"gun safe" §36C(c)(1)

Any device designed and marketed to deny unauthorized access to a firearm or ammunition, or any safe, gun case, lock box, or device secured by combination lock, key lock, or biometric information that cannot be opened without proper credentials.

"exclusion of used safes" §36C(c)(2)

The term gun safe does not include any property unless the original use begins with the taxpayer (new safes only).

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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