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 SB2236
Legislation Overview
Title: Hearing Protection Act of 2015
Subject: Federal preemption: Firearms and explosives: Licensing and registrations: Sales and excise taxes: State and local taxation: Taxation
Description: Hearing Protection Act of 2015 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 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: 114th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: November 4, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2236/all-info
Companion Bill: HB3799
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Mike Crapo (R); Mike Lee (R); Rand Paul (R); Jerry Moran (R)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Nov 4 2015 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Nov 9 2015 | 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: S
Committee Name: Finance
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
Comments On This Bill
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