HR 1045 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017

Introduced Feb 14, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Bob Gibbs R-OH

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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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-MOBilly LongOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-VADave BratOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-IADavid YoungOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-AKDon YoungOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-OHJames B. RenacciOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-NCMark MeadowsOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-ILMike BostOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-MOSam GravesOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-CATom McClintockOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-SCTom RiceOriginalFeb 14, 2017
R-NCDavid RouzerMar 9, 2017
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonMar 9, 2017
R-MNTom EmmerMar 9, 2017
R-GATom GravesMar 9, 2017
R-NCRichard HudsonMay 24, 2017
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordJun 22, 2017
R-TXSam JohnsonJun 23, 2017
R-TXMichael CloudSep 13, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2017
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred Feb 15, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 15, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  2. Feb 14, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Feb 14, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution and the Second Amendment, which states: A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 26, February 14, 2017, page H1185.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 578Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015Reintroduction ofJan 29, 2015
HR 664Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2019Reintroduced BillFeb 7, 2019

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2017Introduced in House

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