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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1039 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1039
To amend the definitions of firearm silencer and firearm muffler in
section 921 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 13, 2025
Mr. Sheehy (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Budd,
Mr. Daines, Mr. Justice, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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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.''.
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