Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should not confirm a nominee to the United States Supreme Court whose professional record or statements display opposition to the Second Amendment freedoms of law-abiding gun owners, including the fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms as affirmed in the District of Columbia et al. v. Heller and McDonald et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al. cases.
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Congressional oversight: Congressional-executive branch relations: Constitution and constitutional amendments: Firearms and explosives: Judges: Supreme Court
Description: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should not confirm a nominee to the United States Supreme Court whose professional record or statements display opposition to the Second Amendment freedoms of law-abiding gun owners, including the fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms as affirmed in the District of Columbia et al. v. Heller and McDonald et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al. cases. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should not confirm a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court whose professional record or statements display opposition to Second Amendment rights.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Last Action Date: April 1, 2016
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/656/all-info
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1 sponsors: Todd Young (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 1 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
| House | Mar 21 2016 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 21 2016 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 22 2016 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice
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