Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008
Latest action · Mar 18, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008 - Prohibits any federal regulation from restricting any individual from possessing or carrying a firearm or ammunition, if such restriction is based, in whole or in part, upon the fact that the individual is in a unit of the National Park System or the Wildlife Refuge System.
Sets forth provisions with regard to allowing hunting activities on federal lands. Requires an agency with jurisdiction over any federal land, when developing or considering approval of a management plan, to ensure that hunting activities are allowed as a use of such land to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the federal land is managed.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2008 to Sep 9, 2008; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-TN | David Davis | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Original | Mar 14, 2008 |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | May 8, 2008 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | May 8, 2008 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 15, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | May 21, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | May 22, 2008 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Sep 9, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Sep 9, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Sep 9, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 14, 2008 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 18, 2008 | |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 18, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Mar 18, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
- Mar 14, 2008Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1762 | Paul C. Broun R-GA | Mar 14, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect the second amendment rights of individuals to carry firearms and ammunition in units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System and to require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans for Federal land to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the Federal land is managed.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2008Introduced in House
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