SHORT Act
Key claim: The SHORT Act (H.R. 2395, 119th Congress) was referred to House Ways and Means and Judiciary and would remove short-barreled rifles from National Firearms Act regulation.
Abstract
(HR2395 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2025-03-27): Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Why this matters
The SHORT Act is part of a cluster of 119th Congress proposals narrowing the National Firearms Act’s regulatory reach, alongside the Hearing Protection Act for suppressors and tribal NFA parity proposals. For affected owners and buyers, removal of SBRs from NFA would eliminate registration, $200 transfer tax, and pre-approval wait times that currently distinguish these firearms from ordinary rifles. The bill sits opposite ongoing proposals (Blair Holt licensing, ghost-gun serialization, GOSAFE) that would expand federal firearms regulation, illustrating the contested direction of Second Amendment policy.