House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Hearing Protection Act
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ben Cline R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 15, 2025 — 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 404.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLINE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 8, January 15, 2025, Page H186):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 15, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 404, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/404
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 25, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0981883f795bd77b8bc9986137f0a8beb8afb017cca8db116a8974f785bd37c8
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 September 25, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 404, last updated September 25, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
151 cosponsors — 150 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 151 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mark Alford (R-MO), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Mike Collins (R-GA), James Comer (R-KY), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH) and 121 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ben Cline.
- H.R. 7730 (119th) Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act
- H.R. 2675 (119th) Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act
- H.R. 4642 (119th) Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act
- H.R. 421 (119th) Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
- H.R. 6622 (119th) Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2025
- H.R. 5874 (119th) Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act
Related bills
- H.R. 631 (119th) PARTS Act of 2025Related bill
- S. 364 (119th) Hearing Protection ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.