S 1505 115th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Federal preemption Firearms and explosives Law enforcement officers Licensing and registrations Sales and excise taxes State and local taxation

SHUSH Act

Introduced: June 29, 2017 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jun 29, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH Act

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 June 29, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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