CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Andrew Clyde (R-GA)

SHORT Act

H.R. 2395 · House bill Taxation

A Republican bill with 76 Republican cosponsors · See all 76 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The SHORT Act aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from the definition of firearms under the National Firearms Act. This bill changes how these items are treated regarding registration, licensing, and taxes. It also modifies Title 18 of the United States Code regarding specific weapon classifications. Additionally, the Act directs the Attorney General to destroy certain existing records. These changes impact how specific weapons are regulated at both the federal and state levels.