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HCONRES 3 103th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Firearms Firearms control

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the right of all Americans to keep and bear arms in defense of life or liberty and in the pursuit of all other legitimate endeavors.

Introduced: January 5, 1993 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 103rd Congress
It was not agreed to before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Aug 6, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2063-2064)
Feb 10, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Constitution provides that all citizens have the right to keep and bear arms and that such right supersedes the power and authority of any government.

What's happening now August 6, 1993

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2063-2064)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 18, 1994
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 26, 1993
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 2, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 3: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the right of all Americans to keep and bear arms in defense of life or liberty and in the pursuit of all other legitimate endeavors.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-3/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 3: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the right of all Americans to keep and bear arms in defense of life or liberty and in the pursuit of all other legitimate endeavors.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-3/.
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H. Con. Res. 3, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-3/.
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[H. Con. Res. 3: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the right of all Americans to keep and bear arms in defense of life or liberty and in the pursuit of all other legitimate endeavors.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-3/)
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