SHUSH Act
Latest action · Jan 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH Act
This bill removes silencers from regulation under federal firearms laws.
Specifically, it removes silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation (i.e., registration and licensing requirements) under the National Firearms Act (NFA). Additionally, it excludes a muffler or silencer from the list of firearms subject to regulation (e.g., background check requirements) under the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA).
Additionally, the bill does the following:
- preempts state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers,
- specifies that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the GCA meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA,
- eliminates 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 or muffler, and
- permits active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer.
Finally, the bill excludes firearm mufflers and silencers from regulation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Current law generally excludes firearms from regulation by the commission.)
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2025 to Jul 27, 2026; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Feb 11, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Darline Graham | Jul 27, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jan 30, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Jan 30, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 850 | SHUSH Act | Related bill | Jan 31, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SHUSH Act
- Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2025Introduced in Senate
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