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S 263 114th Congress Senate Water Resources Development Administrative law and regulatory procedures Army Corps of Engineers Department of Defense Firearms and explosives

A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects.

Introduced: January 27, 2015 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Jan 27, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 27, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Department of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm in any area open to the public (other than a federal facility) at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.

What's happening now January 27, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  • HR 578 Related bill Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015
  • S 659 Related bill Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016
  • HR 2406 Related bill SHARE Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 24, 2015
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 27, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 263: A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-263/
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"S. 263: A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-263/.
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