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Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SB59

Legislation Overview

Title: Hearing Protection Act of 2017

Subject: Taxation: Federal preemption: Firearms and explosives: Licensing and registrations: Sales and excise taxes: State and local taxation

Description: Hearing Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after January 9, 2017, may receive a refund of such tax. The bill amends the federal criminal code to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers.

Session: 115th Congress

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Last Action Date: January 9, 2017

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/59/all-info

Sponsors

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19 sponsors: Mike Crapo (R); Jerry Moran (R); Rand Paul (R); John Cornyn (R); James Risch (R); Deb Fischer (R); Roger Wicker (R); Mike Rounds (R); Bill Cassidy (R); Pat Roberts (R); John Kennedy (R); Steve Daines (R); Tom Cotton (R); Johnny Isakson (R); Ted Cruz (R); Luther Strange (R); Mike Lee (R); Dean Heller (R); John Boozman (R)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Jan 9 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Jan 23 2017	federal bill text	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

There have not been any votes on this bill