What Is HPA 2017?
H.R.367 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (Introduced 01/09/2017)
Committees: House - Ways and Means; Judiciarys
Latest Action: House - 02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
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 October 22, 2015, 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.
For more information about this bill, visit Congress.gov.