Prevent Family Fire Act of 2025
HR 169, the Prevent Family Fire Act of 2025, creates a 10% tax credit for manufacturers selling qualifying safe firearm storage devices. The credit applies to the first retail sale of each device per year, capped at $400 per device, and excludes sales tax. A qualifying device must be designed to prevent unauthorized access or render firearms inoperable using an integrated combination, key, or biometric lock (excluding devices built into firearms or under recall). The credit is available for taxable years beginning after the bill's enactment through 2032, with annual reporting required by the Treasury.
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Introduction
Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Last action Jan 3, 2025
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Jan 3, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jan 3, 2025
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1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
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Mike Levin
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
Brendan F. Boyle
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Kim Schrier
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Lawler
RRepublican
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Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
RRepublican
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Thomas R. Suozzi
DDemocratic
Co
Young Kim
RRepublican
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