Bill Sponsor
House Bill 155
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Hearing Protection Act
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Introduced in House on Jan 3, 2019
Overview
Text
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Jan 3, 2019
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Jan 3, 2019
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Bill Number
155
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116
Policy Area
Taxation
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Summary

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 definition of firearm silencer and firearm muffler under the federal criminal code and includes such items in the 10% excise tax category.

Text (1)
January 3, 2019
Actions (3)
01/03/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
01/03/2019
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.
01/03/2019
Introduced in House
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