As passed by the House, the FY25 reconciliation bill, H.R. 1, § 112029, would amend the National Firearms Act (NFA), by striking “any silencer” from the definition of “firearm.” It also provides that “there shall be levied, collected, and paid on firearms” transferred or made a tax of certain amounts on various firearms, including “$0 for each firearm … in the case of a silencer.” The effect would remove silencers from taxation and registration under the NFA, which is chapter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code. The bill is now pending in the Senate.

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