Senate Bill 1505
115th Congress(2017-2018)
SHUSH Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 29, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1505
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code: (1) to remove silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act (NFA), and (2) to specify that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the federal criminal code meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA.
Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code:
- to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers,
- to exclude a muffler or silencer from the list of firearms subject to regulation,
- to eliminate 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, and
- to permit active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer.
June 29, 2017
06/29/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
06/29/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:32 PM