Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB1505
Legislation Overview
Title: SHUSH Act Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Federal preemption: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement officers: Licensing and registrations: Sales and excise taxes: State and local taxation
Description: SHUSH Act Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code: (1) to remove silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act (NFA), and (2) to specify that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the federal criminal code meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA. Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code: to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers, to exclude a muffler or silencer from the list of firearms subject to regulation, to eliminate 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, and to permit active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: June 29, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1505/all-info
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Mike Lee (R); Mike Crapo (R); James Risch (R); Ron Johnson (R); Rand Paul (R); John Cornyn (R); Orrin Hatch (R); Luther Strange (R); David Perdue (R); Ted Cruz (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 10% (10 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 29, 2017 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 18 2017 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Finance
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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