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S816Referred to Committee

Preservation of the Second Amendment in National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
111th
Congress
2009-04-02
Introduced
14
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Mike Crapo
Mike Crapo
Republican · ID · Senator
Votes with party: 34.3% (321 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C000880

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (14)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)· 2009-04-22
  • James E. Risch (R-ID)· 2009-04-23
  • John Thune (R-SD)· 2009-04-29
  • John Barrasso (R-WY)· 2009-05-06
  • Lindsey Graham (R-SC)· 2009-05-06

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2009-04-02

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

Preservation of the Second Amendment in National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges Act - Allows, except as provided under federal criminal law relating to the possession of firearms and other dangerous weapons in federal facilities, a person to possess, carry, and transport concealed, loaded, and operable firearms within a national park area or national wildlife refuge area in accordance with the laws of the state in which such area, or that portion thereof, is located.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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