Tax freedom for 2A and reduces the regulatory burden! Let’s break it down. The manager’s amendment to the bill, passed by a razor-thin margin of 215-214, doesn’t just tinker with suppressor regulations—it obliterates them. The Hearing Protection Act, tucked inside this mammoth legislation, fully removes suppressors from the NFA’s grasp. That means no more $200 transfer tax, no more eight-to-ten-month waits for ATF approval, no more treating a device designed to protect hearing like a machine gun. As a backup under the Byrd Rule, which governs reconciliation bills, the amendment also slashes the transfer and making tax to $0.