S 59
115th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Federal preemption
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation
Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 9, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Hearing Protection Act of 2017
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 transfer tax on a silencer after January 9, 2017, 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1