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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB152

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Legislation Overview

Title: Hearing Protection Act

Subject: Taxation

Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.

Session: 118th Congress

Last Action: 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.

Last Action Date: January 9, 2023

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/152/all-info

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

70 sponsors: Jeff Duncan (R); Robert Aderholt (R); Kelly Armstrong (R); Jack Bergman (R); Andy Biggs (R); Dan Bishop (R); Josh Brecheen (R); Ken Buck (R); Tim Burchett (R); Kat Cammack (R); Jerry Carl (R); Earl Carter (R); Ben Cline (R); Michael Cloud (R); James Comer (R); Ron Estes (R); Drew Ferguson (R); Brad Finstad (R); Charles Fleischmann (R); Russ Fulcher (R); Matt Gaetz (R); Paul Gosar (R); Morgan Griffith (R); Brett Guthrie (R); Andy Harris (R); Diana Harshbarger (R); Kevin Hern (R); Richard Hudson (R); Bill Huizenga (R); Darrell Issa (R); Jim Jordan (R); David Kustoff (R); Jacob Laturner (R); Debbie Lesko (R); Tom McClintock (R); Alexander Mooney (R); Greg Murphy (R); Ralph Norman (R); Gary Palmer (R); Scott Perry (R); August Pfluger (R); Guy Reschenthaler (R); Chip Roy (R); Austin Scott (R); Pete Sessions (R); Pete Stauber (R); Glenn Thompson (R); William Timmons (R); Randy Weber (R); Daniel Webster (R); Joe Wilson (R); Robert Wittman (R); Steve Womack (R); Brian Mast (R); Mark Green (R); Lauren Boebert (R); Barry Loudermilk (R); John Moolenaar (R); Mike Bost (R); Adrian Smith (R); Neal Dunn (R); Anna Luna (R); Monica De La Cruz (R); Glenn Grothman (R); John Carter (R); Morgan Luttrell (R); Matt Rosendale (R); Garland Barr (R); Andrew Clyde (R); Harriet Hageman (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 16% (70 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 9, 2023 Introduced in House
House Jan 9, 2023 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.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Jan 18 2023 federal link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Ways And Means

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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