S. 345 Introduced Crime and Law Enforcement

SHUSH Act

A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Introduced January 30, 2025 Cosponsors 8 (8 R) Latest action January 30, 2025

Summary

Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH Act
This bill removes silencers from regulation under federal firearms laws.
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).
Additionally, 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.
Finally, the bill excludes firearm mufflers and silencers from regulation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Current law generally excludes firearms from regulation by the commission.)

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jan 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Jan 30, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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