Thirty-six House Democrats introduced legislation on Tuesday to impose a 1,000% tax on rifles like the one used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
The "Assault Weapons Excise Act" was rolled out by a group of House Democrats. centrists who face difficult re- election bids
"Congress must take action to stem the flood of weapons of war into American communities, which have taken a terrible toll in Uvalde, Buffalo, and other places," he said.
In the past, I have voted for commonsense gun safety reforms only to see them run aground on the Senate, and now I have a bill that will allow me to pass life-saving measures. Most bills need at least 60 votes in the Senate to pass, and any Democratic bill needs 10 Republican votes to get there.
The co-sponsors included the chair of the House progressive caucus.
Budget reconciliation allows Democrats to sidestep GOP resistance and approve legislation with a simple majority vote. The tactic was used to pass the President Joe Biden'sStimulus law as well as the House-approvedBuild Back Better bill.
Measures that have a distinct impact on the federal budget can be included in a bill. Three budget experts told Insider that the bill would likely be included in a reconciliation bill because it is structured as a tax.
William G. Hoagland, senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center and GOP budget expert, told Insider that he thought it passed the tests to qualify for reconciliation.
Ben Ritz is the director of the Center for Funding America's Future at the Progressives Policy Institute. The bill's tax rate is easy to adjust to make it comply with the rules of reconciliation. It's not clear how much money would be raised.
A sign of support for a bill in both chambers is when a Senate Democratic co-sponsor is absent. Senate Democrats are trying to reach a final agreement with Republicans on a package of gun safety measures that include a modest expansion of background checks.
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