Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC)Updated February 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM UTC
The bill seeks to eliminate the National Firearms Act by removing it from the Internal Revenue Code. If enacted, the repeal would end the federal registration, tax, and transfer rules that apply to certain firearms such as machine guns, short‑barreled rifles, and suppressors. This change would affect current and future owners, manufacturers, dealers, and law‑enforcement agencies that enforce the former law.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 15, 2022
Introduced in House
July 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 15, 2022
What members said about H.R. 8399 on the floor
Mr. Speaker, a right is not truly a right if it requires permission from the ruling class. Mr. Speaker, you and others in this body seek to strip us of the most sacred tenet of natural law. With H.R.…
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8399
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 15, 2022
Mr. Cawthorn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the National Firearms Act.
Repeal of National Firearms Act
Chapter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the item relating to such chapter in the table of chapters for subtitle E, are hereby repealed.