H.R. 404: Hearing Protection Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-15 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Hearing Protection Act

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Hearing Protection Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr404.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] · 151 cosponsors

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August Pfluger (R-TX), Ron Estes (R-KS), Riley M. Moore (R-WV), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Barry Moore (R-AL), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Mike Collins (R-GA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), John J. McGuire III (R-VA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Addison P. McDowell (R-NC), Andy Harris (R-MD), Tim Burchett (R-TN), David Kustoff (R-TN), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Jeff Crank (R-CO), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Steve Womack (R-AR), Brian Babin (R-TX), Celeste Maloy (R-UT), James Comer (R-KY), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Mark Alford (R-MO), Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO), Dale W. Strong (R-AL), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Brandon Gill (R-TX) and 91 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr404.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr404 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills