S. 1039 – Reading Mode

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1039

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

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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Americans’ Right To Silence Act of 2025 or the PARTS Act of 2025.

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.