Hearing Protection Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 152.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUNCAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 7, January 9, 2023, Page H111):
  With this Resolution, Congress is defending the 2nd Amendment prerogative to keep and bear arms. The legislation protects the hearing of those who choose to pursue their rights under the 2nd Amendment without undue government burden. Also, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 gives Congress the right to lay and collect taxes. Single Subject Statement: This legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 152, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/152

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  d5c9838b802437ed273a05ed8abd37f3d58469b7f1aa3ce0dad5afa16d341f85

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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