3.0.0 3454 2022-11-01T13:50:56Z 2022-11-01T13:50:56Z House HR 2019-06-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 106 (Monday, June 24, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:H.R. 3454.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H5076]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-07-30T19:40:07Z Referred to 2019-06-24T16:04:10Z HEAR Act 116 1943 S 2019-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 116 3254 S 2020-02-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 116 5717 HR 2020-03-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2019-07-30 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 N P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2019-06-24 True S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2019-06-24 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2019-06-24 True H001085 Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] Chrissy Houlahan D PA 6 2019-06-24 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2019-06-24 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2019-07-02 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 17 2019-07-02 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2019-07-12 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2019-07-12 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Firearms and explosives Law enforcement administration and funding Trade restrictions Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-06-24 Introduced in House 2021-06-25T18:21:48Z Help Empower Americans to Respond Act or the HEAR Act

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a firearm silencer or firearm muffler.

The bill does not prohibit certain conduct with respect to a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, including the following:

  • importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; and
  • importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials.

In addition, the bill requires the Department of Justice to establish and implement a buy-back program to purchase firearm silencers and firearm mufflers. States and local governments may use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender firearm silencers and firearm mufflers under this buy-back program.

]]> HEAR Act Display Title HEAR Act Official Title as Introduced To regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced HEAR Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Help Empower Americans to Respond Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3454ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3454ih.xml 2019-07-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.