118th Congress Taxation
S. 401: Hearing Protection Act
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Summary
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 definitions of firearm silencer and firearm muffler under the federal criminal code and includes such items in the 10% excise tax category.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- John Boozman R-AROriginal
- Marsha Blackburn R-TNOriginal
- Ted Budd R-NCOriginal
- Mike Braun R-INOriginal
- Katie Britt R-ALOriginal
- Shelley Capito R-WVOriginal
- Bill Cassidy R-LAOriginal
- Tom Cotton R-AROriginal
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- Ted Cruz R-TXOriginal
- Steve Daines R-MTOriginal
- Deb Fischer R-NEOriginal
- Bill Hagerty R-TNOriginal
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MSOriginal
- Joshua Hawley R-MOOriginal
- John Kennedy R-LAOriginal
- Cynthia Lummis R-WYOriginal
- James Lankford R-OKOriginal
- Jerry Moran R-KSOriginal
- Roger Marshall R-KSOriginal
- James Risch R-IDOriginal
- Rick Scott R-FLOriginal
- Thom Tillis R-NCOriginal
- James David Vance R-OHOriginal
- Roger Wicker R-MSOriginal
- Mike Lee R-UT
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Dan Sullivan R-AK
Who scored on this bill
- 1Michael Crapo SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Michael Crapo.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


