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SHUSH Act

Introduced: January 30, 2025 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Jan 30, 2025
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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 federal firearms laws.

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).

Additionally, 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.

Finally, the bill excludes firearm mufflers and silencers from regulation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Current law generally excludes firearms from regulation by the commission.)

What's happening now January 30, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 850 Related bill SHUSH Act
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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 11, 2026
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 9, 2026
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 27, 2025
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Curtis, John R.
Utah · Jan 30, 2025
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jan 30, 2025
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Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · Jan 30, 2025
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Jan 30, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 345: SHUSH Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-345/
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"S. 345: SHUSH Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-345/.
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S. 345, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-345/.
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