Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB95
Legislation Overview
Title: Hearing Protection Act
Subject: Taxation: Federal preemption: Firearms and explosives: Government information and archives: Licensing and registrations: Sales and excise taxes: State and local taxation
Description: 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.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: March 1, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/95/all-info
Sponsors
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96 sponsors: Jeff Duncan (R); Andy Biggs (R); Michael Cloud (R); Gary Palmer (R); Bill Johnson (R); Jody Hice (R); Don Young (R); Charles Fleischmann (R); Guy Reschenthaler (R); Mo Brooks (R); Alexander Mooney (R); Matt Gaetz (R); Tom Rice (R); Tom Tiffany (R); Doug Lamborn (R); Brett Guthrie (R); Markwayne Mullin (R); William Timmons (R); Austin Scott (R); Jack Bergman (R); Morgan Griffith (R); Garland Barr (R); Marjorie Greene (R); Jim Jordan (R); James Comer (R); Paul Gosar (R); Drew Ferguson (R); John Joyce (R); Ken Buck (R); Greg Steube (R); Ted Budd (R); Randy Weber (R); Ralph Norman (R); Steve Womack (R); Roger Williams (R); Tom Emmer (R); David Kustoff (R); Scott Perry (R); Liz Cheney (R); Don Bacon (R); Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R); Diana Harshbarger (R); Robert Aderholt (R); Jackie Walorski (R); Mike Johnson (R); Frank Lucas (R); Ron Estes (R); Richard Hudson (R); Ben Cline (R); Dan Bishop (R); Andrew Clyde (R); Vicky Hartzler (R); John Carter (R); Adrian Smith (R); Kat Cammack (R); Ashley Hinson (R); Rick Allen (R); Greg Murphy (R); Tim Walberg (R); Jason Smith (R); Glenn Thompson (R); Sam Graves (R); Chris Stewart (R); Michelle Fischbach (R); Tim Burchett (R); Pete Stauber (R); August Pfluger (R); Joe Wilson (R); Bob Gibbs (R); David McKinley (R); Russ Fulcher (R); French Hill (R); Larry Bucshon (R); Pete Sessions (R); Robert Wittman (R); Tom McClintock (R); David Cawthorn (R); Daniel Webster (R); Yvette Herrell (R); Jeff Van Drew (R); Billy Long (R); Lauren Boebert (R); Louie Gohmert (R); Darrell Issa (R); Barry Loudermilk (R); Blaine Luetkemeyer (R); Gregory Pence (R); Fred Keller (R); Jacob Laturner (R); Andy Harris (R); John Curtis (R); Chip Roy (R); Debbie Lesko (R); Jerry Carl (R); Kelly Armstrong (R); Kevin Hern (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 22% (96 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 1, 2021 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Jan 4, 2021 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 4, 2021 | 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. |
| House | Jan 4, 2021 | 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. |
| House | Jan 4, 2021 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 18 2021 | 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: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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