Bill — Equal Shot Act of 2025, 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION
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A House bill with the short title Equal Shot Act of 2025, introduced by Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas in the 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION, to promote fair and equal treatment by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration with respect to certain firearms industry applicants for assistance. Section 2 states that the Administrator may not adopt any policy, practice, guidance, or directive that discriminates against an otherwise eligible applicant for financial assistance under the Small Business Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 solely because the applicant is a firearm entity, firearm entity affiliate, or firearm trade association. Section 3 contains definitions of those terms.
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- 407286 2025 07 16 Chairman Williams Introduces The Equal Shot Act Att0
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- 2025-07-16
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- 407286 2025 07 16 Chairman Williams Introduces The Equal Shot Act Att0
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“Bill — Equal Shot Act of 2025, 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION.”
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(Original Signature of Member)
H. R. ll
119TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
To promote fair and equal treatment by the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration with respect to certain firearms industry appli-
cants for assistance, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on llllllllllllll
A BILL
To promote fair and equal treatment by the Administrator
of the Small Business Administration with respect to
certain firearms industry applicants for assistance, and
for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equal Shot Act of
5 2025’’.
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1 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FIREARMS INDUSTRY AP-
2 PLICANTS FOR ASSISTANCE BY THE SMALL
3 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
4 The Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
5 tion may not adopt any policy, practice, guidance, or direc-
6 tive that discriminates against an otherwise eligible appli-
7 cant for financial assistance under the Small Business Act
8 (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) or the Small Business Investment
9 Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), including an appli-
10 cant for a loan or loan guarantee, solely because such ap-
11 plicant is a—
12 (1) firearm entity;
13 (2) firearm entity affiliate; or
14 (3) firearm trade association.
15 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
16 In this Act:
17 (1) FIREARM ENTITY.—The term ‘‘firearm enti-
18 ty’’ means an entity engaged in the design, manufac-
19 ture, marketing, distribution, importation, pro-
20 motion, or sale of firearms, ammunition, any compo-
21 nent part of a firearm or ammunition, or any part,
22 combination of parts, or components of attachments,
23 accessories, or other instruments associated with the
24 use of firearms (including scopes, sights, optics,
25 stocks, grips, stabilizing braces, mounts, weapon
26 mounted lights, multifunction aiming lights, silenc-
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1 ers, magazines, clips, feed strips, any other ammuni-
2 tion feeding device, holsters, slings, secure gun stor-
3 age or safety devices (as defined in section 921(a)
4 of title 18, United States Code), firearm cleaning
5 kits, range equipment, and other related products).
6 (2) FIREARM ENTITY AFFILIATE.—The term
7 ‘‘firearm entity affiliate’’ means a sport shooting
8 range, an entity providing course of instruction on
9 the lawful use of firearms, and any other entity that
10 is affiliated, associated, or connected with a firearm
11 entity.
12 (2) FIREARM TRADE ASSOCIATION.—The term
13 ‘‘firearm trade association’’ means an organization
14 that represents a firearm entity or firearm entity af-
15 filiate.
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