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S 2236 114th Congress Senate Taxation Federal preemption Firearms and explosives Licensing and registrations Sales and excise taxes State and local taxation

Hearing Protection Act of 2015

Introduced: November 4, 2015 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 4, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hearing Protection Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a tax on a silencer after October 22, 2015 may receive a refund of such tax.

The bill amends the federal criminal code to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers.

What's happening now November 4, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3799 Identical bill Hearing Protection Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 7, 2016
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Feb 29, 2016
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 20, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2236: Hearing Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2236/
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"S. 2236: Hearing Protection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2236/.
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S. 2236, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2236/.
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