United States · Bill · S
S. 401 (118th)
Hearing Protection Act
Introduced
14 February 2023
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Hearing Protection Act 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.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 February 2023
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 February 2023
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 February 2023
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/401
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/401