3.0.0
1383
2025-12-05T07:53:08Z
2025-12-05T07:53:08Z
Senate
S
S
2023-04-27
118
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1383
- ssju00
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Referred To
2023-04-27T19:19:16Z

- HEAR Act of 2023
118
2985
HR
2023-04-27
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2023-04-27
  - ssju00
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
IntroReferral
- 2023-04-27
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
10000
9
Library of Congress
- M000639
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Robert
Menendez
D
NJ
N
- F000062
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Dianne
Feinstein
D
CA
2023-04-27
True
- M000133
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Edward
Markey
D
MA
J.
2023-04-27
True
- B001277
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Richard
Blumenthal
D
CT
2023-04-27
True
- K000384
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Timothy
Kaine
D
VA
M.
2023-04-27
True
- P000145
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Alex
Padilla
D
CA
2023-04-27
True
- H001042
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Mazie
Hirono
D
HI
K.
2023-04-27
True
- B001288
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Cory
Booker
D
NJ
2023-04-27
True
- W000802
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Sheldon
Whitehouse
D
RI
2023-04-27
True
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
2023-05-10T13:15:19Z
00
2023-04-27
Introduced in Senate
2023-11-13T11:34:27Z
Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2023 or the HEAR Act of 2023
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 of 2023
- Display Title
45

HEAR Act of 2023
2024-07-24T15:22:28Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

HEAR Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:40:29Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:40:29Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill to regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers.
2023-05-09T03:28:51Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Introduced in Senate
2023-04-27T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s1383is/xml/BILLS-118s1383is.xml
2023-04-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
text/xml
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