House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain marketplace providers as importers for purposes of the excise tax on sporting goods.
Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 21, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1494.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PANETTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 35, February 21, 2025, Page H730):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1494, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1494
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
24 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 8 Democrats
16 of 24 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Earl Carter (R-GA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Carol Miller (R-WV), Blake Moore (R-UT), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), August Pfluger (R-TX), Austin Scott (R-GA), W. Steube (R-FL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Roger Williams (R-TX), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.