HR 95 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Hearing Protection Act

Introduced Jan 4, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Jeff Duncan R-SC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 1, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 4, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 96

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2021 to Nov 15, 2022, with 36 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-AKDon YoungOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalJan 4, 2021
Show all 96 cosponsors

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jan 4, 2021Referred 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.
  4. Jan 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2050Hearing Protection ActRelated billJun 15, 2021

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

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  1. Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House

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