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HR 3594 112th Congress House

Second Amendment Protection Act of 2011

Official title: To express the sense of the Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges any rights guar… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To express the sense of the Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges any rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution, such as the right to keep and bear arms, and to withhold funding from the United Nations unless the President certifies that the United Nations has not taken action to restrict, attempt to restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights of individuals in the United States to keep and bear arms, or abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights of citizens of the United States.

Introduced: July 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Congressional oversightConstitution and constitutional amendmentsFirearms and explosivesInternational law and treaties
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International organizations and cooperationUnited Nations
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 7, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 7, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Second Amendment Protection Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to bear arms, and should cease the provision of financial support to any entity that does so.

Prohibits the United States from providing any funding to the United Nations (U.N.) for a fiscal year unless the President certifies to Congress that the U.N. has not taken action to infringe on the rights of individuals in the United States to possess a firearm or ammunition, or abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights of U.S. citizens.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3594: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3594/
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"H.R. 3594: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3594/.
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H.R. 3594, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3594/.
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