Congress·In Committee·H.R. 3034

NFA SBS Act

Gun Laws: Removing Restrictions on Short-Barreled Shotguns

Apr 28, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 14 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Ways and Means and Judiciary committees. Nothing has happened with this proposal since April 2025, which means it has been stalled for 14 months. The committees must take action before the bill can move forward.

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Unlikely to pass

This bill is supported by several Republicans but faces a very difficult path in a divided Congress where gun control is a major point of disagreement.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 151 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 151 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill would remove short-barreled shotguns from the National Firearms Act. Currently, people who want these guns must pay a 200 dollar tax and go through a long federal registration process. This change would treat them like most other common rifles or shotguns.
The bill requires the government to destroy all existing records of people who have already registered these shotguns within one year. This would stop the federal government from keeping a list of owners for this specific type of firearm.
It would also stop states from passing their own special taxes or registration laws for these weapons. This part of the bill is designed to make gun laws more consistent across the country and prevent states from adding extra costs for gun owners.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Apr 28, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Apr 28, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

NFA SBS Act

Bill NumberHR 3034

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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