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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

Introduced: January 9, 2017 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Jan 9, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 9, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 9, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 3668 Related bill SHARE Act
  • HR 3139 Related bill Hearing Protection Act of 2017
  • S 1505 Related bill SHUSH Act
  • HR 367 Related bill Hearing Protection Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 14
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 24, 2017
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Lee, Mike
Utah · May 23, 2017
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Apr 25, 2017
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 29, 2017
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 6, 2017
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Mar 6, 2017
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Mar 1, 2017
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Feb 8, 2017
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 7, 2017
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 7, 2017
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 2, 2017
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 23, 2017
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 9, 2017
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 9, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 59: Hearing Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-59/
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"S. 59: Hearing Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-59/.
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S. 59, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-59/.
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