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Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act
This bill exempts less-than-lethal weapons—such as specialized projectile launchers designed to incapacitate without causing death or serious injury—and their ammunition from federal firearms excise taxes and registry rules. To qualify, the devices must not be able to fire standard firearm ammunition, accept regular magazines, or fire projectiles faster than 500 feet per second. The federal government will also maintain a public list of approved devices so buyers and manufacturers know which products are tax-free.
People affected—The text does not specify the number of manufacturers, importers, law enforcement entities, or consumers affected by the exemption.
Fiscal magnitude—CBO cost estimate published (H.R. 4242, Innovate Less Lethal to De-escalate Tax Modernization Act, 2026-02-05); dollar figure pending review extraction — see receipt
Reach28provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Overall tax level−18Firearms−20
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Manufacturers, producers, and importers of less-than-lethal projectile devicesExempts their qualifying less-than-lethal devices, approved higher-velocity alternatives, and specialized shells or cartridges from the federal firearms excise tax, and exempts these devices from taxation and regulation under the National Firearms Act.
Who it burdens
- Department of the TreasuryMust process classification requests from manufacturers within 90 days, publish and annually update public lists of qualifying less-than-lethal devices, and submit an annual report to congressional committees detailing device inclusions and exclusions.