PA Bill Number: HB2663
Title: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal.
Description: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal. ...
Last Action: Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
Last Action Date: Nov 19, 2024
Proposed Federal House Legislation HB3139
This legislation is common sense and since they need a firearm to work and a background check is 'already' done on the firearm there is NO need for current restrictions.
Legislation Overview
Title: Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Federal preemption: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement officers: Licensing and registrations: Sales and excise taxes: State and local taxation
Description: 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.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: July 24, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3139/all-info
Sponsors
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22 sponsors: Steve King (R); Jim Banks (R); Trent Franks (R); Thomas Massie (R); Ken Buck (R); Louie Gohmert (R); Scott DesJarlais (R); Pete Olson (R); Dave Brat (R); Paul Gosar (R); Jody Hice (R); Brian Babin (R); Ralph Norman (R); Ted Yoho (R); Mo Brooks (R); Dan Newhouse (R); Robert Aderholt (R); Raul Labrador (R); Doug Lamborn (R); Todd Rokita (R); Jason Smith (R); Doug LaMalfa (R)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 24 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jun 29 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 29 2017 | 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. |
| House | Jun 29 2017 | 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. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 14 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: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
Comments On This Bill
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