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Status

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Signed

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.

Sponsor

Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27](R-TX-27)

13 cosponsors

Summary

Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH Act

This bill removes silencers from regulation under certain federal statutes governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms.

Specifically, it removes silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation (i.e., registration and licensing requirements) under the National Firearms Act (NFA). Additionally, it excludes a muffler or silencer from the list of firearms subject to regulation (e.g., background check requirements) under the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA).

Finally, the bill does the following:

preempts state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers,
specifies that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the GCA meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA,
eliminates 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 or muffler, and
permits active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer.

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer Product Safety CommissionConsumer affairsCriminal procedure and sentencingFederal preemptionFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement officersState and local government operations

Actions (4)

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.

Jan 31, 2025House floor actions

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.

Jan 31, 2025House floor actions

Introduced in House

Jan 31, 2025Library of Congress

Introduced in House

Jan 31, 2025Library of Congress