H.R. 850 119th Congress House

SHUSH Act

Official title: To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.

Introduced: January 31, 2025 Introduced by: Michael Cloud Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer Product Safety CommissionConsumer affairsCriminal procedure and sentencing

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Federal preemptionFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement officersState and local government operations

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Jan 31, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 31, 2025

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.

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH Act

This bill removes silencers from regulation under certain federal statutes governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms.

Specifically, it removes silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation (i.e., registration and licensing requirements) under the National Firearms Act (NFA). Additionally, it excludes a muffler or silencer from the list of firearms subject to regulation (e.g., background check requirements) under the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA).

Finally, the bill does the following:

preempts state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers,
specifies that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the GCA meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA,
eliminates 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 or muffler, and
permits active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 28

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

FEDEX CORPORATION
for FEDEX CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
for NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
FEDEX CORPORATION
for FEDEX CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
for NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28 filings
SENATE
28 filings
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
20 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
11 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
10 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
9 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
9 filings
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
8 filings

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Cosponsors 18