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H.R. 5552: Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010

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H.R. 5552: Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-17 · Taxation · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-237.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 400 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5552 (2010-06-29), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-237. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 29, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) excise taxes on recreational equipment to be due and payable on the date for filing the return for such taxes (i.e., quarterly); and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury to assess and collect, in the same manner as delinquent taxes are assessed and collected, mandatory orders of restitution for victims of crime. Increases by 0.25% in the third quarter of 2015 the estimated tax payments of corporations with assets of not less than $1 billion. Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

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Official text

Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · 87 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010 (2010-06-29); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010 (2010-06-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Dina Titus (D-NV) and 27 more.

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Record fed-us-cong111-hr5552 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111