H.R.2395

SHORT Act Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today Act

Introduced·3/27/25

Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today Act aims to redefine firearms to exclude certain short-barreled weapons.

The Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today Act, also known as the SHORT Act, seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code to exclude short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and other specified weapons from the definition of firearms under the National Firearms Act. This change would affect how these weapons are treated in terms of registration, licensing, and taxation. The bill also mandates the destruction of certain records related to these weapons within a year of enactment. The changes are intended to eliminate disparate treatment of these weapons used for lawful purposes.

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Ways And Means Committee
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History

Mar 27, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Mar 27, 2025

House

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.