118th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 1383: HEAR Act of 2023
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Summary
Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2023 or the HEAR Act of 2023
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a firearm silencer or firearm muffler.
The bill does not prohibit certain conduct with respect to a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, including the following:
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- importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; and
- importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials.
In addition, the bill requires the Department of Justice to establish and implement a buy-back program to purchase firearm silencers and firearm mufflers. States and local governments may use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender firearm silencers and firearm mufflers under this buy-back program.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- Dianne Feinstein D-CAOriginal
- Mazie Hirono D-HIOriginal
- Timothy Kaine D-VAOriginal
- Edward Markey D-MAOriginal
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Robert Menendez.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.