Congress·In Committee·S. 3514

Tax and gun law carve-out for certain less-than-lethal launchers

Less Than Lethal Act

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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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Dec 16, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S8782)

Dec 16, 2025

Introduced in Senate

1 bill

Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act

Feb 2 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.

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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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