H.R. 4242 · 119th Congress

Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act

Introduced on Jun 27, 2025 by David Schweikert (R-AZ-1). 50 cosponsors, 18 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 2, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jun 27, 2025
Cosponsors
50
18 from the other party
Policy area
Taxation
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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.

Subjects

  • Firearms and explosives
  • Sales and excise taxes

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

David SchweikertR-AZ-1Sponsor

Democrats · 18

Republicans · 32

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jun 27, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jun 27, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jun 27, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Dec 10, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Dec 10, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 15.
  6. Feb 2, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-476.
  7. Feb 2, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-476.
  8. Feb 2, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AXON ENTERPRISE INC32 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.$127M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA5 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  3. Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  4. GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.3 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  5. Giffords3 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  6. EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC.1 report
    $270K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.