Congress·In Committee·S. 3514
Less Than Lethal Act
Tax and gun law carve-out for certain less-than-lethal launchers
Part of: Congress Moves to Exempt Less-Than-Lethal Launchers from Federal Gun Laws
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Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Senate
Key Points
- The bill would stop a federal firearms-and-ammo sales tax from applying to certain “less-than-lethal” launchers and their special cartridges, which could slightly lower prices.
- It sets a definition for what counts as “less-than-lethal,” including limits like not being able to fire regular gun ammo and not firing projectiles faster than 500 feet per second.
- Companies could ask the Treasury Department for a ruling on whether a device qualifies, and the government would have 90 days to answer.
- Treasury would publish and update yearly public lists of devices that qualify, plus a separate list of devices that are non-lethal but too fast to meet the speed limit.
- It would also say these qualifying less-than-lethal devices are not covered by the National Firearms Act’s special category rules, which could mean fewer federal restrictions for those products.
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Milestones
2 milestones2 actions
Dec 16, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S8782)
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Dec 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Less Than Lethal Act
Bill NumberS 3514
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S8782)
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Cosponsors
(5)R: 5
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