119:hr:4242 — Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act

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Introduced by

David Schweikert

R Republican · House · AZ-01 R+1

Chairman · Joint Economic Committee

Latest action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.

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Feb 02, 2026

committee Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-476.

Ways and Means Committee

Feb 02, 2026

other Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.

Dec 10, 2025

committee Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Ways and Means Committee

Dec 10, 2025

committee Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 15.

Ways and Means Committee

Jun 27, 2025

introduced Introduced in House

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--- Introduced (House)

+++ Reported (House)

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@

[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

-[H.R. 4242 Introduced in House (IH)]

+[H.R. 4242 Reported in House (RH)]

<DOC>

+Union Calendar No. 407

119th CONGRESS

-1st Session

+2d Session

H. R. 4242

+

+[Report No. 119-476]

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize the National

Firearms Act to account for advancements in technology and less-than-

@@ -21,6 +24,28 @@

Fischbach, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Carey, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Davis of North

Carolina, Ms. Perez, and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

+

+February 2, 2026

+

+Additional sponsors: Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Rutherford, Mr.

+Stauber, Mr. Nehls, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Moran, Mr. Finstad, Mr.

+Evans of Colorado, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr.

+McGuire, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Stutzman, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr.

+Levin, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Correa,

+Ms. Stevens, Mrs. Hinson, Ms. Van Duyne, Ms. Maloy, Mr. Cline, Mr.

+Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Mr. Larson of Connecticut,

+Mr. Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr.

+Kustoff, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Steube, Mr. Miller of Ohio,

+Ms. Boebert, Mr. Gray, Mr. Murphy, and Ms. Clarke of New York

+

+February 2, 2026

+

+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed

+in italic]

+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June

+27, 2025]

_______________________________________________________________________

@@ -51,7 +76,7 @@

not apply to--

``(A) any less-than-lethal projectile device,

``(B) any device contained on the most recent list

-made available by the Secretary under paragraph (3)(B),

+made available by the Secretary under paragraph (4)(B),

and

``(C) any shell or cartridge that meets the

requirement of paragraph (2)(B) and is designed for use

@@ -108,9 +133,18 @@

were considered for inclusion on such list, and

the reasons for including or excluding such

devices from such list.''.

-(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall

-apply to articles sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer after

+(b) Effective Date.--

+(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this

+subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to

+articles sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer after

the date of the enactment of this Act.

+(2) Requests for determinations.--Section 4182(d)(3) of the

+Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) shall

+apply to requests received after the date of the enactment of

+this Act, except that any request under such section which is

+received during the 180-day period beginning on the date of the

+enactment of this Act shall be treated for purposes of such

+section as received as of the close of such period.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN LESS-THAN-LETHAL PROJECTILE DEVICES FROM

NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT.

@@ -119,4 +153,27 @@

striking ``an antique firearm or'' and inserting ``any antique firearm,

any less-than-lethal projectile device (as defined in section

4182(d)(2)), any device referred to in section 4182(d)(1)(B), or''.

-<all>

+Union Calendar No. 407

+

+119th CONGRESS

+

+2d Session

+

+H. R. 4242

+

+[Report No. 119-476]

+

+_______________________________________________________________________

+

+A BILL

+

+To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize the National

+Firearms Act to account for advancements in technology and less-than-

+lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

+

+_______________________________________________________________________

+

+February 2, 2026

+

+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.

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AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.

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