No User Fees for Gun Owners Act

House Bill

H.R. 943

119th Congress

No User Fees for Gun Owners Act

In Committee

Introduced:Feb 4, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Lucy McBath

Representative

Democratic

GA-6

Cosponsors

51

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Taxation

Summary

This bill prohibits state and local governments from imposing insurance requirements, taxes, user fees, or similar charges on the manufacture, import, acquisition, transfer, or continued ownership of firearms or ammunition. An exception exists for general sales taxes applied equally to all goods.

Latest 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.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill prohibits state and local governments from imposing insurance requirements, taxes, user fees, or similar charges on the manufacture, import, acquisition, transfer, or continued ownership of firearms or ammunition. An exception exists for general sales taxes applied equally to all goods.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

No User Fees for Gun Owners ActThis bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing any insurance requirement, tax, user fee, or similar charge on the manufacture, import, acquisition, transfer, or continued ownership of a firearm or ammunition. The bill includes an exception for a generally applicable sales tax that is assessed against firearms or ammunition in the same proportion to which the tax applies to other goods or services.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Prohibits state and local firearm-specific taxes and fees
Bans insurance mandates for gun ownership
Covers manufacturing, importing, and transfers
Exempts generally applicable sales taxes
Preempts local firearm fee ordinances

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

State and local firearm fees, insurance requirements, and targeted taxes would be preempted by federal law. Jurisdictions with firearm-specific taxes or insurance mandates would need to repeal them, though standard sales taxes could still apply.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Taxation

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

943, 119th Congress (2025). "No User Fees for Gun Owners Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-943