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S 2619 110th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Animals Department of the Interior Firearms control Government Operations and Politics Law National parks Public Lands and Natural Resources State laws Wildlife refuges

Protecting Americans from Violent Crime Act of 2008

Introduced: February 8, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 11, 2008
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 573.
Feb 8, 2008
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Feb 8, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Americans from Violent Crime Act of 2008 - Bars the promulgation or enforcement of any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, in any unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the unit is located.

What's happening now February 11, 2008

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 573.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5434 Related bill Protecting Americans from Violent Crime Act of 2008
  • S 2807 Related bill Land and Liberty Protection Act of 2008
  • S 3499 Related bill An original bill to protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jun 17, 2008
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 12, 2008
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 7, 2008
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 24, 2008
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 10, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2619: Protecting Americans from Violent Crime Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2619/
MLA
"S. 2619: Protecting Americans from Violent Crime Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2619/.
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S. 2619, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2619/.
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