Hearing Protection Act

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17 cosponsors · 17 R

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This bill removes silencers from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act. It also treats persons acquiring or possessing a firearm silencer as meeting any registration and licensing requirements of such Act.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 14, 2019

Hearing Protection Act

The Department of Justice must destroy certain records relating to the registration, transfer, or making of a silencer.

The bill also revises the definition of firearm silencer and firearm muffler under the federal criminal code and includes such items in the 10% excise tax category.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Hearing Protection Act

Latest action (Mar 14, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 14, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.