It Passed.
The Senate officially voted on the big Bill yesterday, and it passed, eliminating the 200 tax stamp on suppressors and sbrs. It now goes to the House for a vote and then signed by 47.
7/1/25 the U.S. Senate passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” This bill contained a provision that would, among other things, eliminate the burdensome $200 excise tax imposed by federal law on suppressors, short-barreled firearms, and “any other weapons” as defined by the National Firearms Act (NFA).
This bill has worked its way across Capitol Hill for months and is closer to becoming law than ever before. But it is now headed back to the U.S. House for final passage. If the “One Big Beautiful Bill” is passed by the U.S. House, it will then go to President Trump’s desk for his signature and it will become law.
Far from perfect, this bill represents an opportunity for NRA members and gun owners nationwide to pull back the draconian tax scheme that is the NFA, and we are closer to that goal than ever before.
Your U.S. Representative needs to hear from you! The U.S. House is preparing to move very quickly to pass this bill before the 4th of July, so there’s no time to waste. Please call your U.S. Representative today and urge them to vote YES on the “One Big Beautiful Bill!” If you don’t know the number for your U.S. Representative, you can reach them at (202) 224-3121.
6/28/25
Republicans restored bill language eliminating $200 fees for silencers and short-barrel rifles
Senate Republicans have revised language in President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” to eliminate the $200 tax stamp for firearm silencers — also known as suppressors — and scrap a similar tax stamp for short-barrel rifles.
It’s a win for Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who pushed for the measure.
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Friday ruled against a section of the bill that removes regulations pertaining to gun silencers and easily concealable firearms under the National Firearms Act.
She said the provision, which would have eliminated enhanced background checks for individuals who purchase suppressors, violated the Byrd Rule, which governs what legislation is eligible to pass the Senate with a simple-majority vote.
Legislation advanced through the upper chamber on the budget reconciliation fast track must be primarily of a budgetary nature. Significant policy changes that have a tangential or incidental budgetary impact are subject to 60-vote point-of-order objections.
The elimination of the $200 tax stamps for suppressors and short-barrel rifles is included in Section 70436 of the revised Senate bill, which Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), released late Friday evening.
Cornyn and Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) scored another victory when GOP leaders kept language in the updated Senate bill providing $85 million for the transfer of the Discovery space shuttle from the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum to a non-profit group in Houston.