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HCONRES 28 105th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Constitutional law Federal preemption Firearms Firearms control Government Operations and Politics Law Local laws State laws

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: February 27, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 5, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 27, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 27, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E346-347)
Feb 27, 1997
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 March 5, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 28, 1998
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 27, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 28: 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.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-28/
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"H. Con. Res. 28: 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.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-28/.
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H. Con. Res. 28, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-28/.
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[H. Con. Res. 28: 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/105-HCONRES-28/)
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