Why it Matters

The House Judiciary Committee will consider seven bills on Sept. 16, including measures addressing firearms, Bureau of Prisons staffing, immigration, Secret Service policing and climate-related lawsuits.

H.R. 2442, the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025, would prohibit states and political subdivisions from imposing excise taxes on firearms, ammunition and related components.

H.R. 9298, the Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act, would amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to expand and clarify liability protections for firearm manufacturers, sellers and trade associations. The bill was introduced on June 11.

H.R. 3342, the BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act, would provide direct-hire authority for Bureau of Prisons facilities until each facility reaches a 96 percent staffing level.

The committee will also consider H.R. 9503, the Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act, which would rename the Secret Service Uniformed Division as the U.S. Secret Service Police; H.R. 10335, the Restoring Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Act; H.R. 9834, the No Racketeers on our Shores Act, which would make certain foreign government officials who engage in economic discrimination against U.S. persons inadmissible or deportable; and H.R. 8330, the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act, which would restrict lawsuits against energy companies seeking damages or other relief for alleged harms related to climate change.

Broader Context

The markup will be held by the House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) serving as ranking member. The seven measures span several of the committee's major areas of jurisdiction. The two firearms bills would address state taxation and civil liability involving the firearms industry, while the BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act would target staffing shortages in federal prisons.

The other measures would address the organization of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, attorney's fees in civil rights cases, immigration consequences for certain foreign government officials and climate-related litigation against energy companies.

Fox Corp. reported lobbying expenditures of $1.49 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, $1.18 million in the first quarterand $1.34 million in the second quarter. The American Gaming Association reported $730,000 in lobbying expenditures for the first quarter.

The Bottom Line

The Judiciary Committee's seven-bill markup brings together legislation spanning gun policy, federal prison staffing, immigration, civil rights and climate litigation, providing a pathway for the measures to advance toward consideration by the full House.

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