Second Amendment Protection Act of 2005
Latest action · Jul 27, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9150)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Second Amendment Protection Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not provide financial support to international entities that abridge the constitutionally protected rights of law-abiding U.S. citizens to keep and bear arms.
Prohibits U.S. funding to the United Nations for a fiscal year unless the President certifies to Congress that the United Nations has not taken action to restrict or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights of U.S. individuals to possess a firearm or ammunition, including the imposition of a tax that will interfere with the right to own a firearm or ammunition.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2005 to Mar 27, 2006; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Original | Jul 26, 2005 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jul 26, 2005 |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Original | Jul 26, 2005 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Jul 26, 2005 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Jul 26, 2005 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jul 26, 2005 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Jul 26, 2005 |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Original | Jul 26, 2005 |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Jul 29, 2005 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Jul 29, 2005 | |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Sep 8, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Nov 9, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Dec 12, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Mar 27, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9150)
- Jul 26, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jul 26, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9150 | David Vitter R-LA | Jul 27, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3436 | Second Amendment Protection Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Jul 26, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to withhold funding from the United Nations if the United Nations abridges the rights provided by the Second Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Second Amendment Protection Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Ammunition
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms control
- Arms sales
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Firearms
- Firearms control
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- Taxation
- United Nations
- United Nations finances
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2005Introduced in Senate
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