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HR 5646 110th Congress House

Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008

Official title: To protect the second amendment rights of individuals to carry firearms and ammunition in units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge Sy… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To protect the second amendment rights of individuals to carry firearms and ammunition in units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System and to require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans for Federal land to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the Federal land is managed.

Introduced: March 14, 2008 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources AmmunitionAnimalsCrime and Law EnforcementFirearms
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Firearms controlGovernment regulationHuntingLand useLawNational parksSports and RecreationWildlife refuges
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. 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
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
Mar 18, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Mar 14, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 14, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008 - Prohibits any federal regulation from restricting any individual from possessing or carrying a firearm or ammunition, if such restriction is based, in whole or in part, upon the fact that the individual is in a unit of the National Park System or the Wildlife Refuge System.

Sets forth provisions with regard to allowing hunting activities on federal lands. Requires an agency with jurisdiction over any federal land, when developing or considering approval of a management plan, to ensure that hunting activities are allowed as a use of such land to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the federal land is managed.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 9, 2008
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 9, 2008
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 21, 2008
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 15, 2008
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 15, 2008
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 3, 2008
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 3, 2008
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 3, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5646: Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5646/
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"H.R. 5646: Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5646/.
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