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A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.

USA115th CongressS-1505| Senate 
| Updated: 6/29/2017
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (9)
David Perdue (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code: (1) to remove silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act (NFA), and (2) to specify that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the federal criminal code meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA. Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code: to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers, to exclude a muffler or silencer from the list of firearms subject to regulation, to eliminate mandatory minimum prison terms for a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense in which a defendant uses or carries a firearm equipped with a silencer, and to permit active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer.
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Timeline
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 24, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3139
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • June 29, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 29, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • July 24, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3139
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3139: To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.
  • HR 115-3668: SHARE Act
  • S 115-59: A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns.
  • HR 115-367: To provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns.
Federal preemptionFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsSales and excise taxesState and local taxation

A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.

USA115th CongressS-1505| Senate 
| Updated: 6/29/2017
Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code: (1) to remove silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act (NFA), and (2) to specify that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the federal criminal code meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA. Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code: to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers, to exclude a muffler or silencer from the list of firearms subject to regulation, to eliminate mandatory minimum prison terms for a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense in which a defendant uses or carries a firearm equipped with a silencer, and to permit active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer.
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Timeline
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 24, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3139
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • June 29, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 29, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • July 24, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3139
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (9)
David Perdue (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Finance Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3139: To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.
  • HR 115-3668: SHARE Act
  • S 115-59: A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns.
  • HR 115-367: To provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal preemptionFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsSales and excise taxesState and local taxation