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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2361" measure-id="id113hr2361" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-06-13" update-date="2013-08-15">
<title>Protecting Honest, Everyday Americans from Senseless And Needless Taxes (PHEASANT) Act of 2013</title>
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<action-date>2013-06-13</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Protecting Honest, Everyday Americans from Senseless And Needless Taxes (PHEASANT) Act of 2013 - Prohibits a state or local government from imposing a new tax, or increasing the rate of an existing tax: (1) on the sale of ammunition or firearms that have moved in or that otherwise affect interstate commerce, or (2) payable to conduct a background check incident to the sale of such ammunition or firearms.</p>]]></summary-text>
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