Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Latest action · Jul 24, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 29, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hearing Protection Act of 2017
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.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 29, 2017 to Dec 11, 2017; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Jun 29, 2017 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | Jun 29, 2017 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jun 29, 2017 |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Original | Jun 29, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Jun 29, 2017 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jul 12, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jul 14, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Jul 27, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Jul 27, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jul 27, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jul 27, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Jul 27, 2017 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jul 28, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Aug 8, 2017 | |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Sep 18, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Dec 4, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Dec 11, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 29, 2017 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 29, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jun 29, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 29, 2017Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 112, June 29, 2017, page H5378.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45123 | Guns, Excise Taxes, Wildlife Restoration, and the National Firearms Act | Report | Mar 5, 2018 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 59 | Hearing Protection Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jan 9, 2017 |
| HR 367 | Hearing Protection Act of 2017 | Related bill | Feb 6, 2017 |
| HR 775 | SHUSH Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 5, 2019 |
| S 1505 | SHUSH Act | Related bill | Jun 29, 2017 |
| HR 3668 | SHARE Act | Related bill | Sep 18, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
