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To amend the definitions of firearm silencer and firearm muffler in section 921 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the federal definition of firearm silencers and firearm mufflers in title 18 of the United States Code. The new definition includes any device designed to silence, muffle, or diminish the auditory report of a portable firearm and attached to it, as well as the outer tube or primary structural part of such devices. The amendments clarify what components and parts fall under the federal definitions of silencers and mufflers.
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Sponsor (1)
27 cosponsors
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO)
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS)
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX)
- Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14] (R-GA)
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME)
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX)
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
- Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3] (R-GA)
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX)
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH)
- Rep. Moore, Riley [R-WV-2] (R-WV)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
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Actions (2)
- Jan 22, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 22, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 22, 2025
Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Cline, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Babin, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Moore of West Virginia, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Bergman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the definitions of firearm silencer and firearm muffler in section 921 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Americans’ Right To Silence Act of 2025” or the “PARTS Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. FIREARM SILENCERS AND FIREARM MUFFLERS.
Section 921(a)(25) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(25) The terms ‘firearm silencer’ and ‘firearm muffler’ mean—
“(A) any device designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended—
“(i) to silence, muffle, or diminish the auditory report of a portable firearm; and
“(ii) to be attached to a portable firearm, directly or through a mount, adaptor, or other device that is not a firearm silencer or firearm muffler; or
“(B) the outer tube or other single part of any device that—
“(i) provides the primary housing or is the primary structure for internal sound-reduction components designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to silence, muffle, or diminish the auditory report of a portable firearm; and
“(ii) attaches to a portable firearm, directly or through a mount, adaptor, or other device that is not a firearm silencer or firearm muffler.”. <all>
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