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HRES 656 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Congressional-executive branch relations Constitution and constitutional amendments Firearms and explosives Judges Supreme Court

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should not confirm a nominee to the United States Supreme Court whose professional record or statements display opposition to the Second Amendment freedoms of law-abiding gun owners, including the fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms as affirmed in the District of Columbia et al. v. Heller and McDonald et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al. cases.

Introduced: March 21, 2016 Introduced by: Young, Todd Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mar 21, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 21, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should not confirm a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court whose professional record or statements display opposition to Second Amendment rights.

What's happening now April 1, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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