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HR 5523 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Firearms and explosives Forests, forestry, trees Intergovernmental relations Parks, recreation areas, trails State and local government operations Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Firearms Freedom on Federal Lands Act

Introduced: June 15, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jun 16, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jun 15, 2010
Referred to House Agriculture
Jun 15, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 15, 2010
Referred to House Natural Resources
Jun 15, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Firearms Freedom on Federal Lands Act - Prohibits the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior from promulgating or enforcing any regulation or executive order, including presidential declarations authorized by the Antiquities Act of 1906, that prohibit an individual from possessing firearms in any unit administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) or the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), if such individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing firearms and the possession of such firearms complies with the law of the state in which the unit of the USFS or BLM is located.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of states to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife or as limiting access for hunting, fishing, trapping, or recreational shooting.

What's happening now June 30, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Sep 15, 2010
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McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 28, 2010
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 22, 2010
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 17, 2010
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jun 17, 2010
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 17, 2010
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 16, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5523: Firearms Freedom on Federal Lands Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5523/
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"H.R. 5523: Firearms Freedom on Federal Lands Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5523/.
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H.R. 5523, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5523/.
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