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Hearing Protection Act

Introduced: February 14, 2023 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Hearing Protection Act

This bill removes silencers from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act. It also treats persons acquiring or possessing a firearm silencer as meeting any registration and licensing requirements of such Act.

The Department of Justice must destroy certain records relating to the registration, transfer, or making of a silencer.

The bill also revises the definitions of firearm silencer and firearm muffler under the federal criminal code and includes such items in the 10% excise tax category.

What's happening now February 14, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 152 Related bill Hearing Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Republican 26
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jun 3, 2024
Mullin, Markwayne
· Mar 7, 2023
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Feb 28, 2023
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Feb 16, 2023
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 14, 2023
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 14, 2023
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Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Feb 14, 2023
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 14, 2023
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 14, 2023
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 14, 2023
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 14, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 14, 2023
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Feb 14, 2023
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Feb 14, 2023
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 14, 2023
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Feb 14, 2023
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Feb 14, 2023
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Feb 14, 2023
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Feb 14, 2023
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Feb 14, 2023
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 14, 2023
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 14, 2023
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 14, 2023
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 14, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 14, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 14, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 14, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 401: Hearing Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-401/
MLA
"S. 401: Hearing Protection Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-401/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 401, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-401/.
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[S. 401: Hearing Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-401/)
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