Amendment · S.Amdt. 4159· Senate(119-SAMDT-4159)

S.Amdt. 4159

Age: 53 years

Connecticut

Introduced: 1/12/2026
Sponsored by: Christopher Murphy
Cosponsors: None

Changes bill: 119-HR-6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Introduced
Pending Consideration
Failed

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

What this amendment would do

SA 4159, submitted by Mr. Murphy, aims to increase transfer and manufacturing taxes for firearms regulated under the national firearms act. It proposes to add these changes to bill H.R. 6938.

The amendment seeks to change the following:

The tax rate for transferred firearms to $4,709 for each firearm transferred.
The making tax in section 5821(a) by replacing $200 with $4,709 and replacing $0 with $55.
The removal of the second sentence in section 4182(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.