Absent from the bill was the full Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act, disappointing gun rights activists.
Republicans Pass Reconciliation Bill in Senate
SHORT Act
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GOA Leads Charge Against NFA Taxes, Vows to Continue Fight for Full Repeal
In a recent Senate vote, a budget reconciliation bill reduced these taxes to $0—a step forward, yet a far cry from the complete NFA repeal GOA demanded and worked for since the November 2024 election.
Gaming the National Firearms Act
We may not have gotten what we wanted in the Big Beautiful Bill, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get it by gaming the system so it works in our favor.
Senate Parliamentarian Accepts New HPA and SHORT Act Language
Senate Parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, has approved language in the reconciliation bill to lower the tax stamp fee for SBRs, SBSs, AOWs, and suppressors from $200 to $0.
Republicans Change Text of HPA and SHORT Act to Satisfy an Unelected Bureaucrat
Republicans introduced new text to the reconciliation bill, trying to satisfy the Senate Parliamentarian’s view on the Byrd Rule.
Senate Parliamentarian Removes HPA and SHORT Act from Reconciliation Bill
The Senate Parliamentarian has struck the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act from President Trump’s Reconciliation bill.
Neutering the National Firearms Act — What Gun Owners Need to Know About the “One Big Beautiful Bill” ~ VIDEO
For nearly a century, the National Firearms Act (NFA) has taxed and restricted some of the most useful tools in the firearms world. Now, with the help of allies in Congress, that could finally change
Senate Must Pass Gun Rights Provisions in “Big Beautiful Bill” or Face the Wrath of Gun Owners
“The NFA is a tax, and gun owners will remember who stood strong to repeal it — and who caved. Pass it, or prepare to explain why you didn’t in the next election.”
Suppressors and SBRs One Step Closer to Freedom, Senate Backs HPA and SHORT Act
With the phone lines ringing off the hook from gun owners, Republicans in the Senate included both the HPA and the SHORT Act.
Reconciling Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill ~ Suppressors & SBRs
The House has passed their version of a huge budget reconciliation bill, including a provision removing silencers from the NFA, treating them like guns instead of like machineguns.
HPA Passes House in Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill
Section 2 of the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) has been added to the House of Representatives’ reconciliation bill.
Pushback: Activists Want Relief from NFA; More Demands for Bondi to Act
It amounts to an expanding campaign to push back on restrictive gun control laws and regulations which have been stacking up over the course of many years.
Gun Rights Groups Demand Real Reform to National Firearms Act (NFA) in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
A powerful coalition of grassroots pro-gun leaders from across the country is calling on Congress to include real National Firearms Act (NFA) reform in President Trump’s proposed tax-focused “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Gun Owners Kill Compromise Bill That Kept Suppressors on the NFA
The reconciliation bill that included lowering the tax stamp fee for suppressors but kept the device on the National Firearms Act of 1968 failed to pass the floor vote.
Time to Crank Up the Heat on Recalcitrant Republicans
House Republicans are blocking the movement of two bills to remove suppressors from the National Firearms Act.
HPA and SHORT Act Stalled in Committee, Last Chance for Gun Owners to Act
The Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act have stalled in the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee.