HR 5846
112th Congress
House
International Affairs
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Firearms and explosives
International law and treaties
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
United Nations
Second Amendment Sovereignty Act of 2012
Introduced: May 18, 2012
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 18, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Second Amendment Sovereignty Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that U.S. sovereignty and the constitutionally protected freedoms of American gun owners must be upheld and not be undermined by a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.
Prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to use U.S. influence, in connection with negotiations for a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, to restrict the rights of U.S. citizens under the Second Amendment to the Constitution, or to otherwise regulate domestic manufacture, assembly, possession, use, transfer, or purchase of firearms, ammunition, or related items.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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