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Hearing Protection Act

USA117th CongressS-2050| Senate 
| Updated: 6/15/2021
Mike Crapo

Mike Crapo

Republican Senator

Idaho

Cosponsors (23)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-817
Hearing Protection Act
Mar 1, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-95
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-817
    Hearing Protection Act


  • March 1, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-95
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


  • June 15, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 15, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 117-95: Hearing Protection Act
Federal preemptionFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesLicensing and registrationsSales and excise taxesState and local taxation

Hearing Protection Act

USA117th CongressS-2050| Senate 
| Updated: 6/15/2021
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-817
Hearing Protection Act
Mar 1, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-95
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-817
    Hearing Protection Act


  • March 1, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-95
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


  • June 15, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 15, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mike Crapo

Mike Crapo

Republican Senator

Idaho

Cosponsors (23)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 117-95: Hearing Protection Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal preemptionFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesLicensing and registrationsSales and excise taxesState and local taxation