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HR 3139 115th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Federal preemption Firearms and explosives Law enforcement officers Licensing and registrations Sales and excise taxes State and local taxation

Hearing Protection Act of 2017

Introduced: June 29, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 29, 2017
Referred 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.
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
What's happening now July 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 367 Related bill Hearing Protection Act of 2017
  • HR 3668 Related bill SHARE Act
  • S 59 Related bill Hearing Protection Act of 2017
  • S 1505 Related bill SHUSH Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 9
R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Dec 4, 2017
Labrador, Raul
· Sep 6, 2017
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Aug 8, 2017
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 28, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 27, 2017
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jul 27, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 24, 2017
Brat, Dave
· Jul 20, 2017
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jul 12, 2017
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jun 29, 2017
Buck, Ken
· Jun 29, 2017
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jun 29, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3139: Hearing Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3139/
MLA
"H.R. 3139: Hearing Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3139/.
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H.R. 3139, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3139/.
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