S 840 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Respect for the Second Amendment Act

Introduced Mar 16, 2023 Originated Senate Sponsor Lindsey Graham R-SC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 16, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 16, 2023
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Respect for the Second Amendment Act

This bill prohibits enforcement of any federal, state, or local law that restricts or otherwise regulates privately owned firearms or ammunition, unless it is consistent with the historical tradition of firearm regulation in the United States. The bill allows the Department of Justice to bring civil actions and creates a private right of action for violations.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-IA	Chuck Grassley	Original	Mar 16, 2023
R-TX	John Cornyn	Original	Mar 16, 2023
R-LA	John Kennedy	Original	Mar 16, 2023
R-MO	Josh Hawley	Original	Mar 16, 2023
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Mar 16, 2023
R-UT	Mike Lee	Original	Mar 16, 2023
R-TX	Ted Cruz	Original	Mar 16, 2023
R-NC	Thom Tillis	Original	Mar 16, 2023
R-AR	Tom Cotton	Original	Mar 16, 2023
R-FL	Rick Scott		Mar 29, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
Mar 16, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

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Mar 16, 2023Introduced in Senate

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