S 401 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Hearing Protection Act

Introduced Feb 14, 2023 Originated Senate Sponsor Mike Crapo R-ID

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 14, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2023
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot 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 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2023 to Jun 3, 2024, with 25 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LABill CassidyOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-TNBill HagertyOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-NEDeb FischerOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-OHJ. D. VanceOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-LAJohn KennedyOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-MOJosh HawleyOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-ALKatie Boyd BrittOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalFeb 14, 2023
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalFeb 14, 2023
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 14, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 152Hearing Protection ActRelated billDec 17, 2024

Subjects

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  1. Feb 14, 2023Introduced in Senate

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