SHUSH Act

Senate Bill

S. 345

119th Congress

SHUSH Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 30, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Mike Lee

R - UT

Cosponsors

5

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary

This bill removes silencers from federal firearms regulation, exempting them from National Firearms Act registration and Gun Control Act background checks. It preempts state and local silencer laws and allows law enforcement officers to carry concealed silencers.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Introduced1/30/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

ChamberSenate

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SHUSH Act

This bill removes silencers from federal firearms regulation, exempting them from National Firearms Act registration and Gun Control Act background checks. It preempts state and local silencer laws and allows law enforcement officers to carry concealed silence

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This bill removes silencers from federal firearms regulation, exempting them from National Firearms Act registration and Gun Control Act background checks. It preempts state and local silencer laws and allows law enforcement officers to carry concealed silencers.

Bill Number: 345
Introduced: 1/30/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy Area: Crime and Law Enforcement

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Fact Sheet

Title: SHUSH Act
Bill Number: 345
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced: 1/30/2025
Summary: This bill removes silencers from federal firearms regulation, exempting them from National Firearms Act registration and Gun Control Act background checks. It preempts state and local silencer laws and allows law enforcement officers to carry concealed silencers.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill removes silencers from federal firearms regulation, exempting them from National Firearms Act registration and Gun Control Act background checks. It preempts state and local silencer laws and allows law enforcement officers to carry concealed silencers.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH ActThis 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:<ul><li>preempts state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers,</li><li>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,</li><li>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</li><li>permits active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer.</li></ul>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.)

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Removes silencers from National Firearms Act regulation
Exempts silencers from background check requirements
Preempts state and local silencer laws
Eliminates mandatory minimums for crimes using silencers
Allows law enforcement to carry concealed silencers

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Purchasing silencers would become much easier, similar to buying any other firearm accessory. The 200 dollar tax and registration requirements would be eliminated. State and local silencer restrictions would be overridden by federal law.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Consumer affairs

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Federal preemption

Firearms and explosives

Law enforcement officers

State and local government operations

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

345, 119th Congress (2025). "SHUSH Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-345

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