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US HR4436

US HR4436
Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act


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Introduced
06/30/2023
In Committee
06/30/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from providing firearms and ammunition to its employees, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the "Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act," aims to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from providing firearms and ammunition to its employees. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It defines important terms such as "ammunition" and "firearm" based on existing federal law. 2. It prohibits the IRS Commissioner from using any funds to purchase, receive, or store firearms or ammunition, effective 120 days after the bill's enactment. 3. It requires the IRS Commissioner to transfer any existing firearms and ammunition to the Administrator of General Services within 120 days of the bill's enactment. 4. It directs the Administrator of General Services to initiate the sale or auction of the transferred firearms and ammunition, with the proceeds deposited in the general fund for deficit reduction. 5. It transfers the administration and enforcement of criminal provisions related to internal revenue laws from the IRS to the Department of Justice, effective 90 days after the bill's enactment. The overall purpose of the bill is to disarm the IRS and transfer its criminal investigative authority to the Department of Justice.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (12)

Last Action

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. (on 06/30/2023)

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