[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6869]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       ELIMINATING FEDERAL EXCISE TAX ON FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION

  (Mr. CLYDE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLYDE. Mr. Speaker, several weeks ago, I introduced my landmark 
legislation, the RETURN our Constitutional Rights Act, which eliminates 
the Federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition because no American 
should be taxed on their enumerated constitutional rights.
  Since this unconstitutional tax funds Pittman-Robertson conservation 
programs, my legislation replaces this revenue stream with a more 
stable source of funding by redirecting unallocated lease revenue 
generated by onshore and offshore energy development on Federal lands. 
Replacing this revenue is crucial to ensure Pittman-Robertson programs 
stay alive and well.
  While the firearm tax revenue fluctuates annually based on firearms 
sales, it is also subject to the left's radical gun control agenda. You 
see, if we allow anti-Second Amendment lawmakers to achieve their 
dangerous dream of an unarmed America, there will be no firearms sold, 
so Pittman-Robertson funding will cease to exist, threatening wildlife 
conservation programs.
  Therefore, the RETURN Act accomplishes both protecting Americans' 
Second Amendment rights and preserving Pittman-Robertson programs. We 
can and must do both.

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