Medicare Investment and Gun Violence Prevention Act

This bill proposes to reinstate federal excise taxes on the transfer and manufacture of certain firearms, reversing their prior elimination under the National Firearms Act. It specifically amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to re-establish a $200 tax on the transfer of most firearms and on the making of any firearm, while setting a $5 tax for the transfer of firearms classified as "any other weapon." These reinstated taxes are intended to generate revenue, with the bill explicitly appropriating $1.7 billion to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, also known as the Medicare Part A trust fund, for fiscal year 2026. This funding is designated to supplement existing resources for Medicare Part A, linking the revenue generated from these taxes to healthcare investment.