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Introduced Session

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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Steve King (R)*,  Robert Aderholt (R),  Brian Babin (R),  Jim Banks (R),  Dave Brat (R),  Mo Brooks (R),  Ken Buck (R),  Scott DesJarlais (R),  Trent Franks (R),  Louie Gohmert (R),  Paul Gosar (R),  Jody Hice (R),  Raúl Labrador (R),  Doug LaMalfa (R),  Doug Lamborn (R),  Thomas Massie (R),  Dan Newhouse (R),  Ralph Norman (R),  Pete Olson (R),  Todd Rokita (R),  Jason Smith (R),  Ted Yoho (R), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (on 07/24/2017)

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