House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act

H.R. 4436Introduced Jun 30, 2023Policy area: Taxation

Sponsor: Rep. Matthew Rosendale R-MT

Where it went

IntroducedJun 30, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 30, 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. 4436.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROSENDALE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 114, June 30, 2023, Page H3162):
Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from providing firearms and ammunition to its employees.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 30, 2023 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans

0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Brian Babin (R-TX), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bob Good (R-VA), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Mary Miller (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matthew Rosendale.

Sponsor’s state and district

Montana in Congress · MT-2 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.