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Bill · 119th Congress · S 2972

Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-10-03Topic: taxes

Summary

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This bill changes the federal excise tax on portable, electronically-aerated bait containers used in fishing. It lowers the tax rate on these containers from 10 percent to 3 percent. The tax is paid on sales by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. The lower rate would apply to containers sold after December 31, 2025.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-10-03SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.refer
2025-10-03Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.