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Hearing Protection Act

USA118th CongressS-401| Senate 
| Updated: 2/14/2023
Mike Crapo

Mike Crapo

Republican Senator

Idaho

Cosponsors (29)
Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)J. D. Vance (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Ted Budd (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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2050
Hearing Protection Act
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 17, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-152
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-817
    Hearing Protection Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2050
    Hearing Protection Act


  • February 14, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 14, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • December 17, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-152
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 118-152: Hearing Protection Act
Federal preemptionFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesLicensing and registrationsSales and excise taxesState and local taxation

Hearing Protection Act

USA118th CongressS-401| Senate 
| Updated: 2/14/2023
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-817
Hearing Protection Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2050
Hearing Protection Act
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 17, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-152
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-817
    Hearing Protection Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2050
    Hearing Protection Act


  • February 14, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 14, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • December 17, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-152
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mike Crapo

Mike Crapo

Republican Senator

Idaho

Cosponsors (29)
Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)J. D. Vance (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 118-152: 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