S. 59
Referred to CommitteeHearing Protection Act of 2017
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
1/9/2017 • Senate
Summary
Hearing Protection Act of 2017
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 transfer tax on a silencer after January 9, 2017, 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.
Introduced in Senate • 1/9/2017
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Originated in the Senate
Introduced
January 9, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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