3.0.0 345 2026-07-28T11:03:26Z 2026-07-28T11:03:26Z Senate S S 2025-01-30 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/345 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-01-30T22:22:01Z Referred To 2025-01-30T22:22:01Z SHUSH Act 119 850 HR 2025-01-31 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. Related bill CRS 2025-01-30 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2025-01-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL 2025-01-30 True R000618 Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] Pete Ricketts R NE 2025-01-30 True C001114 Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] John Curtis R UT R. 2025-01-30 True M001198 Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] Roger Marshall R KS 2025-01-30 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2025-02-27 False C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2026-02-09 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2026-02-11 False G000608 Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] Darline Graham R SC 2026-07-27 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2025-04-04T20:13:24Z Consumer Product Safety Commission 2025-04-04T20:13:30Z Consumer affairs 2025-04-04T20:13:08Z Criminal procedure and sentencing 2025-04-04T20:13:46Z Federal preemption 2025-04-04T20:13:02Z Firearms and explosives 2025-04-04T20:12:58Z Law enforcement officers 2025-04-04T20:13:17Z State and local government operations 2025-04-04T20:13:36Z Crime and Law Enforcement 2025-03-07T15:57:12Z 00 2025-01-30 Introduced in Senate 2025-12-04T21:49:04Z Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH Act

This bill removes silencers from regulation under federal firearms laws.

Specifically, it removes silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation (i.e., registration and licensing requirements) under the National Firearms Act (NFA). Additionally, it excludes a muffler or silencer from the list of firearms subject to regulation (e.g., background check requirements) under the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA).

Additionally, the bill does the following:

  • preempts state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers,
  • specifies that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the GCA meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA,
  • eliminates 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 or muffler, and
  • permits active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer.

Finally, the bill excludes firearm mufflers and silencers from regulation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Current law generally excludes firearms from regulation by the commission.)

]]> SHUSH Act Display Title 45 SHUSH Act 2026-07-28T11:03:26Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 SHUSH Act 2025-03-05T05:23:19Z Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act 2025-03-05T05:23:19Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. 2025-03-05T05:18:25Z Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2025-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s345is/xml/BILLS-119s345is.xml 2025-01-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.