Federal · 119th Congress

HR2915 Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act

Direction

Firearms weapon accessory restrictionsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Prohibits the IRS from purchasing, receiving, or storing firearms or ammunition and requires transferring and selling existing ones, so fewer government agencies have access to or control over firearms.

none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year may be obligated or expended by the Commissioner to purchase, receive, or store any firearm or ammunition.

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Firearms otherAI label

No change to gun access model confidence 60%

Transfers IRS criminal investigation functions, authorities, personnel, and assets to the Department of Justice, which may affect how firearm-related enforcement in tax crimes is handled but does not directly change civilian or general access to firearms.

there are transferred to the Department of Justice the authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Criminal Inv

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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action: 2025-04-14: 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.
Filed: 2025-04-14
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Sponsor: Barry Moore R + 4 cosponsors (4 R)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill primarily restricts firearms by banning IRS acquisition/storage of them and mandating their transfer and sale. The transfer of criminal investigation duties to DOJ is a structural change with no clear net effect on the firearms axis itself.

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Text versions

Introduced in House 2025-04-14

History (4 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-14	Libra	Introduced in House
2025-04-14	Libra	Introduced in House
2025-04-14	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.
2025-04-14	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.