Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 12, 2021 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 11, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2021
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow an individual to possess a firearm at a Corps water resources development project as long as the individual's possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2021 to Apr 16, 2021; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Apr 16, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2021 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2021Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 26, February 11, 2021, page H502.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 664 | Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Feb 7, 2019 |
| S 2948 | Recreational Lands Self Defense Act | Related bill | Oct 6, 2021 |
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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2021Introduced 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.
