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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 2395
5	5	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled
6	6	rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from the defini-
7	7	tion of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for
8	8	other purposes.
9	9	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10	10	MARCH27, 2025
11	11	Mr. C
12	12	LYDE(for himself, Mrs. MILLERof Illinois, Mr. PERRY, Mr. GOSAR, Mr.
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14	14	ONALDS, Mr. CRANE, Mr. SELF, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. HIGGINSof Lou-
15	15	isiana, Mr. M
16	16	OOREof Alabama, Mr. HARRISof Maryland, Ms. BOEBERT,
17	17	Mr. C
18	18	LINE, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. HUDSON, Ms. GREENEof
19	19	Georgia, Mrs. B
20	20	IGGSof South Carolina, Mr. GILLof Texas, Mr. BABIN,
21	21	Mr. H
22	22	UNT, Mrs. MILLERof West Virginia, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. OGLES,
23	23	Mr. E
24	24	ZELL, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. DUNNof Florida, Mr. WEBSTERof Flor-
25	25	ida, Mr. M
26	26	ASSIE, Mr. BIGGSof Arizona, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr.
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28	28	OOLENAAR, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. FRY, Mr. ROSE, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr.
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30	30	IED, Mr. HARRIGAN, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mrs. BICE, Mr.
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32	32	USTINSCOTTof Georgia, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. MCDOWELL, Mr.
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34	34	URCHETT, and Mr. RESCHENTHALER) introduced the following bill;
35	35	which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
36	36	tion to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently
37	37	determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
38	38	sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL
39	39	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove
40	40	short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain
41	41	other weapons from the definition of firearms for pur-
42	42	poses of the National Firearms Act, and for other pur-
43	43	poses.
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47	47	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
48	48	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
49	49	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
50	50	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Harassing Own-4
51	51	ers of Rifles Today Act’’ or as the ‘‘SHORT Act’’. 5
52	52	SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FIREARM. 6
53	53	(a) I
54	54	NGENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 5845 of 7
55	55	the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 8
56	56	as follows: 9
57	57	‘‘(a) F
58	58	IREARM.— 10
59	59	‘‘(1) I
60	60	N GENERAL .—The term ‘firearm’ 11
61	61	means— 12
62	62	‘‘(A) a machinegun, 13
63	63	‘‘(B) any silencer (as defined in section 14
64	64	921 of title 18, United States Code), and 15
65	65	‘‘(C) a destructive device. 16
66	66	‘‘(2) E
67	67	XCEPTION.—The term ‘firearm’ shall not 17
68	68	include an antique firearm or any device (other than 18
69	69	a machinegun or destructive device) which, although 19
70	70	designed as a weapon, the Secretary finds by reason 20
71	71	of the date of its manufacture, value, design, and 21
72	72	other characteristics is primarily a collector’s item 22
73	73	and is not likely to be used as a weapon.’’. 23
74	74	(b) S
75	75	HOTGUNSNOTTREATED ASDESTRUCTIVEDE-24
76	76	VICES.—Section 5845(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 25
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80	80	1986 is amended by striking ‘‘except a shotgun or shotgun 1
81	81	shell which the Secretary finds is generally recognized as 2
82	82	particularly suitable for sporting purposes’’ and inserting 3
83	83	‘‘except shotgun shells and any weapon that is designed 4
84	84	to shoot shotgun shells’’. 5
85	85	(c) C
86	86	ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.—Section 5811(a) of 6
87	87	the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 7
88	88	‘‘, except, the transfer tax on any firearm classified as any 8
89	89	other weapon under section 5845(e) shall be at the rate 9
90	90	of $5 for each such firearm transferred’’. 10
91	91	(d) E
92	92	FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendment made by 11
93	93	this section shall apply to calendar quarters beginning 12
94	94	after the 90-day period that starts on the date of the en-13
95	95	actment of this Act. 14
96	96	SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF DISPARATE TREATMENT OF 15
97	97	SHORT-BARRELED RIFLES AND SHORT-BAR-16
98	98	RELED SHOTGUNS USED FOR LAWFUL PUR-17
99	99	POSES. 18
100	100	Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 19
101	101	amended— 20
102	102	(1) in subsection (a)(4)— 21
103	103	(A) by striking ‘‘, machinegun’’ and insert-22
104	104	ing ‘‘or machinegun’’; and 23
105	105	(B) by striking ‘‘short-barreled shotgun, or 24
106	106	short-barreled rifle,’’; and 25
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110	110	(2) in subsection (b)(4)— 1
111	111	(A) by striking ‘‘, machinegun’’ and insert-2
112	112	ing ‘‘or machinegun’’; and 3
113	113	(B) by striking ‘‘short-barreled shotgun, or 4
114	114	short-barreled rifle,’’. 5
115	115	SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF SHORT-BARRELED RIFLES, SHORT- 6
116	116	BARRELED SHOTGUNS, AND OTHER WEAP-7
117	117	ONS DETERMINED BY REFERENCE TO NA-8
118	118	TIONAL FIREARMS ACT. 9
119	119	Section 5841 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 10
120	120	is amended by adding at the end the following: 11
121	121	‘‘(f) R
122	122	EQUIREMENTS FOR SHORT-BARRELEDRI-12
123	123	FLES, SHORT-BARRELEDSHOTGUNS, ANDOTHERWEAP-13
124	124	ONSDETERMINED BY REFERENCE.—In the case of any 14
125	125	registration or licensing requirement under State or local 15
126	126	law with respect to a short-barreled rifle, short-barreled 16
127	127	shotgun, or any other weapon (as defined in section 17
128	128	5845(e)) which is determined by reference to the National 18
129	129	Firearms Act, any person who acquires or possesses such 19
130	130	rifle, shotgun, or other weapon in accordance with chapter 20
131	131	44 of title 18, United States Code, shall be treated as 21
132	132	meeting any such registration or licensing requirement 22
133	133	with respect to such rifle, shotgun, or other weapon.’’. 23
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137	137	SEC. 5. PREEMPTION OF CERTAIN STATE LAWS IN RELA-1
138	138	TION TO SHORT-BARRELED RIFLES AND 2
139	139	SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUNS. 3
140	140	Section 927 of title 18, United States Code, is 4
141	141	amended— 5
142	142	(1) by striking ‘‘No provision’’ and inserting 6
143	143	the following: 7
144	144	‘‘(a) I
145	145	NGENERAL.—No provision.’’; and 8
146	146	(2) by adding at the end the following: 9
147	147	‘‘(b) T
148	148	AXES ON SHORT-BARRELEDRIFLES OR 10
149	149	S
150	150	HORT-BARRELED SHOTGUNS.—Notwithstanding sub-11
151	151	section (a), a law of a State or a political subdivision of 12
152	152	a State that imposes a tax, other than a generally applica-13
153	153	ble sales or use tax, on making, transferring, using, pos-14
154	154	sessing, or transporting a short-barreled rifle or short-bar-15
155	155	reled shotgun in or affecting interstate or foreign com-16
156	156	merce, or imposes a marking, recordkeeping, or registra-17
157	157	tion requirement with respect to such a rifle or shotgun, 18
158	158	shall have no force or effect.’’. 19
159	159	SEC. 6. DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS. 20
160	160	(a) I
161	161	NGENERAL.—Not later than 365 days after the 21
162	162	date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 22
163	163	shall destroy— 23
164	164	(1) any registration of an applicable weapon 24
165	165	maintained in the National Firearms Registration 25
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169	169	and Transfer Record pursuant to section 5841 of 1
170	170	the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 2
171	171	(2) any application to transfer filed under sec-3
172	172	tion 5812 of such Code that identifies the transferee 4
173	173	of an applicable weapon, and 5
174	174	(3) any application to make filed under section 6
175	175	5822 of such Code that identifies the maker of an 7
176	176	applicable weapon. 8
177	177	(b) A
178	178	PPLICABLEWEAPON.—For purposes of this sec-9
179	179	tion, the term ‘‘applicable weapon’’ means— 10
180	180	(1) a rifle, or weapon made from a rifle, de-11
181	181	scribed in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 5845(a) 12
182	182	of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect 13
183	183	on the day before the enactment of this Act), 14
184	184	(2) any shotgun— 15
185	185	(A) described in paragraph (1) or (2) of 16
186	186	section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 17
187	187	of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the en-18
188	188	actment of this Act), or 19
189	189	(B) treated as destructive device under 20
190	190	5845(f) of such Code (as in effect on the day 21
191	191	before the enactment of this Act) and not so 22
192	192	treated under such section as in effect imme-23
193	193	diately after such date, and 24
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197	197	(3) any other weapon, as defined in section 1
198	198	5845(e) of such Code. 2
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