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 Senate Legislation HB367
This bill would treat silencers the same as buying a long gun (rifle/shotgun).
Legislation Overview
Title: Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Subject: Taxation: Federal preemption: Firearms and explosives: Licensing and registrations: Sales and excise taxes: State and local taxation
Description: Hearing Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after October 22, 2015, may receive a refund of such tax. The bill amends the federal criminal code to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: February 6, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/367/all-info
Sponsors
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167 sponsors: Jeff Duncan (R); John Carter (R); Gene Green (D); Austin Scott (R); Andy Biggs (R); Paul Gosar (R); Richard Hudson (R); Doug LaMalfa (R); Andy Harris (R); Bruce Westerman (R); Pete Olson (R); Jason Chaffetz (R); Jeb Hensarling (R); Earl Carter (R); Raul Labrador (R); Mo Brooks (R); Lamar Smith (R); Rob Bishop (R); Dave Brat (R); Ralph Abraham (R); Gary Palmer (R); Mia Love (R); Jim Bridenstine (R); Chris Stewart (R); Roger Marshall (R); Tom Emmer (R); John Ratcliffe (R); Jody Hice (R); Ken Buck (R); Randy Weber (R); Luke Messer (R); Alexander Mooney (R); Ron DeSantis (R); Dan Newhouse (R); Jason Smith (R); Tom Graves (R); Doug Lamborn (R); Brad Wenstrup (R); Mike D. Rogers (R); Scott DesJarlais (R); Thomas Massie (R); Steve King (R); Louie Gohmert (R); Kevin Yoder (R); Kevin Cramer (R); Trent Franks (R); Bill Shuster (R); Glenn Grothman (R); Ted Budd (R); Todd Rokita (R); Mike Kelly (R); Tom McClintock (R); Harold Rogers (R); David Roe (R); Evan Jenkins (R); Jim Banks (R); Pete Sessions (R); Morgan Griffith (R); David Rouzer (R); Mark Walker (R); John Moolenaar (R); Brian Babin (R); Eric Crawford (R); Roger Williams (R); Tim Walberg (R); Kenny Marchant (R); Jackie Walorski (R); French Hill (R); Robert Wittman (R); Steve Womack (R); Mark Meadows (R); David Young (R); Matt Gaetz (R); Trent Kelly (R); Bradley Byrne (R); Neal Dunn (R); David Valadao (R); Blaine Luetkemeyer (R); Robert Latta (R); Glenn Thompson (R); Thomas Garrett (R); Chris Collins (R); Lee Zeldin (R); Mac Thornberry (R); Paul Mitchell (R); Brian Mast (R); Sam Johnson (R); James Renacci (R); Bill Johnson (R); Doug Collins (R); James Comer (R); Jim Jordan (R); Clay Higgins (R); Diane Black (R); Robert Aderholt (R); David Kustoff (R); Virginia Foxx (R); Blake Farenthold (R); Mark Amodei (R); Garland Barr (R); Drew Ferguson (R); Steve Scalise (R); John Culberson (R); Ted Poe (R); Scott Perry (R); Tom Marino (R); Vicky Hartzler (R); Steve Chabot (R); Charles Fleischmann (R); Patrick Tiberi (R); Trey Gowdy (R); Joe Wilson (R); Bill Flores (R); Tom Rice (R); Duncan Hunter (R); Jack Bergman (R); Rick Allen (R); Claudia Tenney (R); Michael McCaul (R); Marsha Blackburn (R); Jody Arrington (R); Lloyd Smucker (R); Patrick McHenry (R); John Duncan (R); Mike Bishop (R); Henry Cuellar (D); Barry Loudermilk (R); Steve Russell (R); Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R); Stevan Pearce (R); Martha Roby (R); Steven Palazzo (R); John Rutherford (R); Trey Hollingsworth (R); Adrian Smith (R); Don Young (R); Kay Granger (R); Collin Peterson (D); Warren Davidson (R); Ron Estes (R); Lou Barletta (R); Frank Lucas (R); Sam Graves (R); Michael Conaway (R); Bill Huizenga (R); David Schweikert (R); Ted Yoho (R); Greg Walden (R); Mike Coffman (R); Mike Johnson (R); David McKinley (R); Robert Pittenger (R); Markwayne Mullin (R); Dennis Ross (R); Lynn Jenkins (R); Larry Bucshon (R); Ralph Norman (R); Brett Guthrie (R); Billy Long (R); Barbara Comstock (R); George Holding (R); Dana Rohrabacher (R); Greg Gianforte (R); Will Hurd (R); Don Bacon (R); Scott Taylor (R); Michael Cloud (R)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 6 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jan 9 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 9 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 | Jan 9 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 | Jan 9 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 | Jan 20 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
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