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HCONRES 5 104th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Firearms Firearms control Law

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 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jan 25, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 18, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E115)
Jan 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 1995
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 January 25, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 29, 1995
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 7, 1995
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 25, 1995
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 18, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 5: 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.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-5/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 5: 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.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-5/.
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H. Con. Res. 5, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-5/.
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