S. 401 · 118th Congress
Hearing Protection Act
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Blackburn
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Budd
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Cassidy
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Cotton
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Cramer
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Daines
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Fischer
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Hagerty
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Hawley
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Lummis
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Sullivan25 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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 · Feb 14, 2023
Hearing Protection Act
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.
The Department of Justice must destroy certain records relating to the registration, transfer, or making of a silencer.
The bill also revises the definitions 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 (Feb 14, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 14, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.