Second Amendment Sovereignty Act of 2012
Latest action · May 18, 2012 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Second Amendment Sovereignty Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that U.S. sovereignty and the constitutionally protected freedoms of American gun owners must be upheld and not be undermined by a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.
Prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to use U.S. influence, in connection with negotiations for a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, to restrict the rights of U.S. citizens under the Second Amendment to the Constitution, or to otherwise regulate domestic manufacture, assembly, possession, use, transfer, or purchase of firearms, ammunition, or related items.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2012 to Nov 16, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Original | May 18, 2012 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Jun 1, 2012 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jun 1, 2012 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Jun 1, 2012 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Jul 11, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jul 12, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Jul 12, 2012 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jul 19, 2012 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jul 19, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jul 23, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| R-MN | Chip Cravaack | Sep 11, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Sep 11, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Larry Kissell | Sep 11, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Nov 16, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 18, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2012Introduced in House
- May 18, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3163.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2205 | Second Amendment Sovereignty Act of 2012 | Identical bill | Mar 19, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit funding to negotiate a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that restricts the Second Amendment rights of United States citizens.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Second Amendment Sovereignty Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2012Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
