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SHUSH Act

USA116th CongressS-202| Senate 
| Updated: 1/24/2019
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (5)
James E. Risch (Republican)Rand Paul (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 modifies the treatment of silencers under federal statutes governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. Specifically, it removes silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation (i.e., registration and licensing requirements) under the National Firearms Act (NFA). Additionally, it excludes a muffler or silencer from the list of firearms subject to regulation (e.g., background check requirements) under the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA). Finally, the bill does the following: preempts state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers, specifies that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the GCA meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA, eliminates 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 or muffler, and permits active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer.
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Timeline
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 5, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-775
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • January 24, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 24, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • March 5, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-775
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-9064: Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020
  • HR 116-775: SHUSH Act
  • S 116-817: Hearing Protection Act
  • HR 116-155: Hearing Protection Act
Federal preemptionFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsSales and excise taxesState and local taxation

SHUSH Act

USA116th CongressS-202| Senate 
| Updated: 1/24/2019
Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH Act This bill modifies the treatment of silencers under federal statutes governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. Specifically, it removes silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation (i.e., registration and licensing requirements) under the National Firearms Act (NFA). Additionally, it excludes a muffler or silencer from the list of firearms subject to regulation (e.g., background check requirements) under the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA). Finally, the bill does the following: preempts state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers, specifies that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the GCA meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA, eliminates 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 or muffler, and permits active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer.
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Timeline
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 5, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-775
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • January 24, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 24, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • March 5, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-775
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (5)
James E. Risch (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Finance Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-9064: Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020
  • HR 116-775: SHUSH Act
  • S 116-817: Hearing Protection Act
  • HR 116-155: Hearing Protection Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal preemptionFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsSales and excise taxesState and local taxation