House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 9, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 151.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUNCAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 7, January 9, 2023, Page H111):With this legislation, Congress is defending the 2nd Amendment prerogative to keep and bear arms. Also, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 gives Congress the right to lay and collect taxes. Single Subject Statement: This legislation removes short-barreled shotguns from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 335 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 151, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/151
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 24, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9bc7a01a143e34c1ef2d39e36018164fd083a5639249c03d1238e73e08c2a915
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 151, last updated July 24, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
36 cosponsors — 36 Republicans
0 of 36 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Ken Buck (R-CO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Good (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Michael Guest (R-MS), Andy Harris (R-MD), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Brian Mast (R-FL), Mary Miller (R-IL), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Scott Perry (R-PA), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), Chip Roy (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Duncan.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.