Less Than Lethal Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill exempts certain less-than-lethal projectile devices from the federal firearms and ammunition excise tax and from coverage under the National Firearms Act.
Who Benefits and How
Manufacturers, sellers, and buyers of covered less-than-lethal projectile devices would benefit from lower tax and regulatory burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal tax collections and regulatory reach over the covered devices would decline.
Key Provisions
- Exempts specified less-than-lethal projectile devices from the section 4181 excise tax.
- Exempts the same devices from the National Firearms Act definition of covered firearms.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Remove certain less-than-lethal projectile devices from the federal firearms and ammunition excise tax and from the National Firearms Act.
Key Policy Areas
Tax Policy, Firearms Regulation
Primary Purpose
Remove certain less-than-lethal projectile devices from the federal firearms and ammunition excise tax and from the National Firearms Act.
Policy Domains
Tax and NFA Relief for Less-Than-Lethal Devices
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Manufacturers, sellers, and buyers of covered less-than-lethal devices
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal tax collections
- Federal firearms regulators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Barrasso introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Manufacturers and sellers of covered less-than-lethal devices
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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