Hearing Protection Act (Suppressor NFA Deregulation)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-03-27 — SHORT Act: cross-connection with short-act-sbr-nfa-removal: Companion NFA-descoping proposals in the 119th Congress: SHORT Act removes short-barreled rifles from NFA; Hearing Protection Act removes suppressors. Both eliminate the $200 transfer tax and registration for their respective categories. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-02-03 — Hearing Protection Act: S.364 (119th Congress) introduced and referred to the Senate Finance Committee; would remove firearm suppressors from National Firearms Act registration and transfer-tax requirements. (novelty: 2)