Senate Adds SHORT Act to ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ While Democrats Push to Strip Hearing Protection Act

Washington, D.C. — In a bold legislative move, the U.S. Senate has added language from the SHORT Act—which would deregulate short-barreled rifles (SBRs) under federal law—to the sprawling legislative package conservatives are now calling the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The move came just as Democrats in the House ramped up efforts to strip the Hearing Protection […]