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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6743

Introduced

Medicare Investment and Gun Violence Prevention Act

Sponsor
DMaxwell Frost· Florida
Introduced
December 16, 2025
Policy area
Taxation
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.December 16, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6743 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6743

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the elimination of 
tax on certain firearms under the National Firearms Act and to deposit 
the savings into the Medicare part A trust fund.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 16, 2025

Mr. Frost (for himself and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the elimination of 
tax on certain firearms under the National Firearms Act and to deposit 
the savings into the Medicare part A trust fund.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Investment and Gun Violence 
Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ELIMINATION OF TRANSFER AND MANUFACTURING TAXES FOR 
CERTAIN FIREARMS.

(a) Transfer Tax.--Section 5811(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as amended by section 70436(a) of Public Law 119-21, is amended 
to read as follows:
``(a) Rate.--There shall be levied, collected, and paid on firearms 
transferred a tax at the rate of $200 for each firearm transferred, 
except, the transfer tax on any firearm classified as any other weapon 
under section 5845(e) shall be at the rate of $5 for each such firearm 
transferred.''.
(b) Making Tax.--Section 5821(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as amended by section 70436(b) of Public Law 119-21, is amended 
to read as follows:
``(a) Rate.--There shall be levied, collected, and paid upon the 
making of a firearm a tax at the rate of $200 for each firearm made.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4182(a) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, as amended by section 70436(c) of Public Law 119-21, is 
amended by striking the second sentence.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to calendar quarters beginning more than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE MEDICARE PART A TRUST FUND.

In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is 
appropriated to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 
1817 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i) for fiscal year 2026, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,700,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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