H.R.3228

Constitutional Hearing Protection Act

Introduced·5/7/25

Constitutional Hearing Protection Act removes silencers from the definition of firearms and preempts state laws on silencers.

The Constitutional Hearing Protection Act amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove silencers from the definition of firearms. It also removes silencers from the registration and licensing requirements under the National Firearms Act. The bill further preempts state laws that impose taxes, marking, recordkeeping, or registration requirements on silencers. Licensed importers and manufacturers must mark silencers with a serial number on the keystone part. The Attorney General must destroy existing silencer registrations and applications within a year of the Act's enactment.

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History

May 7, 2025

House

Introduced in House

May 7, 2025

House

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.