Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 15, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017
This bill prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Corps 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.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2017 to Sep 13, 2018, with 35 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-IA | David Young | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 14, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2017Introduced in House
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