Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB575
Legislation Overview
Title: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013
Subject: Congressional oversight: Constitution and constitutional amendments: Firearms and explosives: International law and treaties: International organizations and cooperation: United Nations: International affairs
Description: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to bear arms, and should cease the provision of financial support to any entity that does so. Prohibits the United States from providing any funding to the United Nations (U.N.) for a fiscal year unless the President certifies to Congress that the U.N. has not taken action to infringe on the rights of individuals in the United States to possess a firearm or ammunition, or abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights of U.S. citizens.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Last Action Date: February 6, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN00575:@@@L&summ2=m&
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Stockman, Steve; Bishop, Rob; Boustany, Charles W., Jr.;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (3 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 6, 2013 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 12 2013 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Foreign Affairs
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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