CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Mike Crapo (R-ID)

Hearing Protection Act

S. 364 · Senate bill Taxation

A Republican bill with 39 Republican cosponsors · See all 39 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The "Hearing Protection Act" aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the legal definition of firearms. It changes how silencers are treated regarding registration and licensing requirements. The bill establishes new marking requirements for licensed importers and manufacturers of silencers. It also preempts certain state laws that tax or require registration of silencers. Additionally, the bill mandates the destruction of existing silencer registration and transfer records held by the Attorney General. Finally, it imposes a 10 percent tax on firearm silencers or mufflers.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +8

    Would gun owners be better off under this?

    The bill is highly positive for gun owners by removing federal registration and licensing requirements for silencers.

  • Scored +7

    Does this protect the right to own guns?

    The bill expands Second Amendment practical application by removing federal registration and licensing requirements for silencers.

  • Scored +4

    Does this protect people from being watched or searched?

    The bill improves privacy by mandating the destruction of silencer registration and transfer records.

The opposite· 3 of 4

  • Scored -5

    Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns?

    The bill reduces gun control measures by removing silencers from the legal definition of firearms and destroying existing records.

  • Scored -4

    Does this leave more decisions to the states?

    The bill reduces state rights by preempting state laws regarding the taxation or registration of silencers.

  • Scored -3

    Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?

    The bill reduces domestic surveillance by requiring the destruction of existing silencer registration and transfer records.