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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…

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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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Apr 1, 2016
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
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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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 656: 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.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-656/
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"H. Res. 656: 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.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-656/.
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H. Res. 656, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-656/.
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[H. Res. 656: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-656/)
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