Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Session: 118th Congress
Title: To amend the definitions of firearm silencer and firearm muffler in section 921 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Description: To amend the definitions of firearm silencer and firearm muffler in section 921 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: November 15, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: SHUSH Act Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act
Description: A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: July 29, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: RIFLE Act Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act
Description: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: May 15, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: SHUSH Act Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act
Description: To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.
Last Action: 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.
Last Action Date: May 8, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Tax Stamp Revenue Transfer for Wildlife and Recreation Act
Description: To transfer a portion of the firearms transfer tax imposed under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund and the Conservation of America's Wildlife Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Subcommittee Hearings Held
Last Action Date: September 10, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 44) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'stabilizing braces'"; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 277) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 288) to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1615) to prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R 1640) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products", and for other purposes.
Description: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 44) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'stabilizing braces'"; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 277) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 288) to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1615) to prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R 1640) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products", and for other purposes.
Last Action: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Last Action Date: June 13, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: HEAR Act of 2023 Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2023
Description: A bill to regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 27, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: ATF Transparency Act
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to establish an administrative relief process for individuals whose applications for transfer and registration of a firearm were denied, and for other purposes.
Last Action: 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.
Last Action Date: March 22, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Description: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Last Action: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Last Action Date: June 22, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the rule of the Department of Justice entitled "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Description: A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the rule of the Department of Justice entitled "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 15, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Description: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 15, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: ATF Transparency Act
Description: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to establish an administrative relief process for individuals whose applications for transfer and registration of a firearm were denied, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 2, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Hearing Protection Act
Description: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: February 14, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Pistol Brace Protection Act
Description: A bill to amend the National Firearms Act to provide an exception for stabilizing braces, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: February 9, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: RIFLE Act Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last Action Date: February 2, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: SHORT Act Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today Act
Description: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: January 31, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act of 2023
Description: To regulate bump stocks in the same manner as machineguns.
Last Action: 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.
Last Action Date: January 17, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Repeal the NFA Act
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the National Firearms Act.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last Action Date: January 24, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: PISTOL Act Protecting Individual Sovereignty Through Our Laws Act
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to update the definition of rifles, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H746)
Last Action Date: February 8, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Hearing Protection Act
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last Action Date: December 17, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2023
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: 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.
Last Action Date: January 9, 2023
Session: 117th Congress
Title: SHORT Act Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today Act
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: SHORT Act Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today Act
Description: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: September 28, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2022
Description: A bill to address the importation and proliferation of firearm modification devices.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 25, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the National Firearms Act.
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the National Firearms Act.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last Action Date: July 15, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Pistol Brace Protection Act
Description: A bill to amend the National Firearms Act to provide an exception for stabilizing braces, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: April 7, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act of 2021
Description: To regulate bump stocks in the same manner as machineguns.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: National Firearms Amendments Act of 2021
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act any semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last Action Date: August 6, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: NFA SBS Act No Frivolous Application for Short-Barreled Shotguns Act
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled shotguns from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Hearing Protection Act
Description: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: June 15, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to update the definition of rifles, and for other purposes.
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to update the definition of rifles, and for other purposes.
Last Action: 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.
Last Action Date: June 11, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Protecting Our Communities Act
Description: To help reduce gun violence through background checks and the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 9, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: RIFLE Act Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last Action Date: May 11, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: HEAR Act Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2021
Description: A bill to regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 15, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2021
Description: To regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: October 19, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: SHUSH Act Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act
Description: A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: April 13, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: NFA Modernization Act of 2021
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the transfer tax on certain firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: October 19, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2021
Description: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: March 17, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2021
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: May 18, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2021
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: April 23, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Hearing Protection Act
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: March 1, 2021
Session: 116th Congress
Title: To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers.
Description: Prohibits the President from approving or issuing a license to export firearm silencers unless the recipient end-user of the firearm silencers is the government of a foreign country or any person acting on behalf of such government.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Last Action Date: September 30, 2020
Session: 116th Congress
Title: End the Normalized Delay of Suppressors Act of 2020
Description: Modifies procedural requirements related to the transfer of a silencer. Specifically, it permits the transfer of a silencer if 90 days have elapsed since the application to transfer the silencer was filed, and the application has not been denied. The bill also establishes reporting requirements on the timeliness of criminal background checks conducted with respect to certain prospective firearm transfers.
Last Action: 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.
Last Action Date: March 5, 2020
Session: 116th Congress
Title: Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2019
Description: Removes short-barreled rifles (barrels of less than 16 inches in length) from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act. It also eliminates the prohibition on the transportation of such rifles in interstate commerce and treats persons who acquire or possess a short-barreled rifle as meeting the registration or licensing requirements for such rifle where such requirements are determined by reference to the National Firearms Act. The bill preempts state or local laws that impose a tax or recordkeeping requirements on short-barreled rifles. The Department of Justice must destroy records relating to the registration of certain rifles within one year after the enactment of this bill.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: January 30, 2020
Session: 116th Congress
Title: Bumpstocks and Acceleration Devices Act
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to treat bump-stock-type devices as machineguns, and to ban the possession or transfer of other devices designed to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: October 28, 2019
Session: 116th Congress
Title: HEAR Act Help Empower Americans to Respond Act
Description: To regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: July 30, 2019
Session: 116th Congress
Title: HEAR Act Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2019
Description: A bill to regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 24, 2019
Session: 116th Congress
Title: Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019
Description: To amend the National Firearms Act to require that local chief law enforcement officers be notified of, and provided a 90-day period to deny, firearm transfers.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last Action Date: June 21, 2019
Session: 116th Congress
Title: Flamethrowers? Really? Act
Description: Subjects flamethrowers to regulation under federal firearms laws. It generally prohibits their manufacture, sale, transfer, and possession.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 10, 2019
Session: 116th Congress
Title: National Firearms Amendments Act of 2019
Description: Includes within the definition of firearm under the National Firearms Act a semiautomatic rifle or shotgun that has the capacity to accept a detachable ammunition feeding device.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last Action Date: February 14, 2019
Session: 116th Congress
Title: Hearing Protection Act
Description: Removes silencers from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act. It also treats persons acquiring or possessing a firearm silencer as meeting any registration and licensing requirements of such Act. The Department of Justice must destroy certain records relating to the registration, transfer, or making of a silencer. The bill also revises the definition of firearm silencer and firearm muffler under the federal criminal code and includes such items in the 10% excise tax category.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: January 3, 2019