S. 345 119th Congress Senate

SHUSH Act

Official title: A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.

Introduced: January 30, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jan 30, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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.)

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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 8