Let's Understand Why HPA, SHORT Act Pass Byrd Rule

Is the National Firearms Act of 1934 a Tax?: Understanding Why the Hearing Protection Act and the SHORT Act Measures in the Budget Reconciliation Bill Should be able to Pass the Senate’s Byrd Rule

The so-called Byrd Bath removes anything in a budget reconciliation bill that isn’t directly related to taxation or spending. In anticipation of the Senate Parliamentarian’s imminent ruling on whether the Hearing Protection Act and the SHORT Act provisions included in the reconciliation bill, here are some pieces of evidence that NFA was clearly a tax act. . The issue starts with then Attorney General Homer Stille Cummings’ famous testimony on t…

Let's Understand Why HPA, SHORT Act Pass Byrd Rule

Explore the implications of the HPA and SHORT Act under the Byrd Rule and its impact on gun legislation.