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H.R. 850 · 119th CongressCrime and Law Enforcement

SHUSH Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 31, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans

Sponsored by Cloud, Michael R-TX · 18 cosponsors: 0 Democrats, 18 Republicans
IntroducedJan 31, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
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What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 162 words.

Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH Act This bill removes silencers from regulation under certain federal statutes governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. Specifically, it removes silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation (i.e., registration and licensing requirements) under the National Firearms Act (NFA). Additionally, it excludes a muffler or silencer from the list of firearms subject to regulation (e.g., background check requirements) under the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA). Finally, the bill does the following: preempts state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers, specifies that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the GCA meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA, eliminates 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 or muffler, and permits active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer.

Context
Committees
House Judiciary Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
Sponsor
1 of 69 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 485 words
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer Product Safety CommissionConsumer affairsCriminal procedure and sentencingFederal preemptionFirearms and explosives +2 more
Latest action
Jan 31, 2025: 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.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]