H.R. 3139: Hearing Protection Act of 2017
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H.R. 3139: Hearing Protection Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-29 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Plain summary
Hearing Protection Act of 2017 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.
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Official text
Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · 21 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Jim Banks (R-IN), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Brian Babin (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Jason Smith (R-MO)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3139.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr3139 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115