{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-freedom-taxes-act", "REP. BOEBERT INTRODUCES THE FREEDOM FROM TAXES ACT", "2026-05-20", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC\u2014Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-04) introduced the Freedom from Taxes Act, landmark legislation that fully repeals the remaining excise taxes imposed on machine guns and destructive devices under the National Firearms Act (NFA). The bill also eliminates the Special Occupational Tax (SOT) on Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs), delivering significant tax relief to law-abiding gun owners and America\u2019s firearms industry.\n\n\u201cTaxing our constitutional rights is unacceptable and unconstitutional,\u201d said Rep. Boebert. \u201cThe Freedom from Taxes Act builds on the progress we made in the One big Beautiful Bill by completely eliminating the final NFA taxes on machine guns and destructive devices. My bill also eliminates the burdensome Special Occupational Tax that\u2019s been crushing our small businesses and manufacturers. The government should not be imposing penalties on law-abiding citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe $200 NFA tax was never about public safety\u2014it was designed to price ordinary Americans out of exercising their constitutional rights. That ends now. Representative Boebert\u2019s bill would completely repeal this unconstitutional \u2018sin tax,\u2019 and Gun Owners of America is proud to endorse it,\u201d said Senior Vice President for Gun Owners of America, Erich Pratt. \u201cCongress recently eliminated the NFA tax on short-barreled firearms. Now it\u2019s time to eliminate the rest of the NFA taxes once and for all. If Congress truly believes the Second Amendment means what it says, there is no excuse not to cosponsor this bill and send it to President Trump\u2019s desk.\u201d\n\nBackground: Building directly on the successes of H.R. 1, which eliminated NFA taxes on suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and any other weapons (AOWs), the Freedom from Taxes Act removes the final two tax categories under the NFA. It also ends the Special Occupational Tax entirely, reducing the annual burden from $1,000 to $0 for importers and manufacturers and from $500 to $0 for dealers.\n\nThis legislation provides meaningful relief to law-abiding American gun owners, small businesses in the firearms industry, and manufacturers while strengthening Second Amendment freedoms against federal overreach.\n\nThe Freedom from Taxes Act is supported by the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America.\n\nCosponsors of the Freedom From Taxes Act include: Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN-04), Rep. Barry Moore (AL-01), Rep. Thomas Massie (KY-04), and Rep. Eric Burlison (MO-08)", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:21:02Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-freedom-taxes-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4332800637930632, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}