House bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-237

Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010

H.R. 5552Introduced Jun 17, 2010Policy area: Taxation

Became law on Aug 16, 2010.

Sponsor: Rep. Ron Kind D-WI

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 17, 2010
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJun 29, 2010 · 412–6
Passed SenateAug 5, 2010 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentAug 10, 2010
Became lawAug 16, 2010

Latest action: Aug 16, 2010 — Became Public Law No: 111-237.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5552.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010” on June 29, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 29, 2010</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 2010 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21565
CBO publication date
June 29, 2010
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5552, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5552
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 2, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010” on June 29, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 29, 2010”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 2010 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21565
CBO publication date
June 29, 2010
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5552, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5552
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 2, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b379b275664b53b962b2e43b73205fd58cc1feef381bed0ae840c17d08004222
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

87 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 57 Democrats

30 of 87 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Marion Berry (D-AR), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boccieri (D-OH), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Paul Broun (R-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Christopher Carney (D-PA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Travis Childers (D-MS), Howard Coble (R-NC), K. Conaway (R-TX), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mark Critz (D-PA), Artur Davis (D-AL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Brad Ellsworth (D-IN) and 57 more.

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-3 district

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