Passing in a scalpel-slim 215-214 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives this morning voted to pass H.R. 1, better known as President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” sending it on to the Senate. Included in the final House version of the bill is Section 2 of the Hearing Protection Act, which would remove suppressors entirely from the National Firearms Act of 1934.

The move is a historic advance for Second Amendment advocates. Just hours before the vote, gun rights backers – including here at Guns.com – directed a letter to House and Senate leadership demanding an end to the “unconstitutional National Firearms Act (NFA) tax scheme.”
 

[Original Article: Wednesday, 5/21/2025, 11:22 PM] Following a marathon 20-hour markup hearing, the Republican-controlled House Rules Committee late Wednesday approved a multifaceted bill that includes suppressor reform. 

A must-pass priority for the Trump Administration, the nearly 1,100-page pending reconciliation package – termed the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act" – saw an 8-4 vote of approval by the committee, sending it to the House floor for further review. Congressional Republicans hoped to have the bill through both chambers and to the President's desk by Memorial Day weekend. 

While an earlier 400-page version of the bill, sent to the Rules Committee from the Ways and Means Committee, only included a provision to reduce the transfer tax on suppressors to $0, the manager's amendment to the version passed this week deletes the NFA regulations surrounding the devices overall. 

"The House Rules Committee approved the amended reconciliation bill, adding a full repeal of suppressors from the NFA," noted the American Suppressor Association. "It will now head to the House floor for a vote. Contact your lawmakers and urge them to pass the bill ending the regulation of suppressors!"

Gun Owners of America seconded that assessment: "The manager's amendment to the One Big Beautiful Bill includes the Hearing Protection Act – fully removing suppressors from the National Firearms Act of 1934. As a backup under the Byrd Rule, the transfer & making tax is also reduced from $200 to $0."

Guns.com joined with more than 40 industry groups and associations this week to support the inclusion of the Hearing Protection Act in the bill. 

Thus far, it doesn't look like the companion SHORT Act, which aims to remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and other weapons from the definition of a firearm under the NFA.