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- H.RES.197
H.RES.197: Urging the President to reject any decree, proclamation, or treaty adopted by the United Nations Conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons which would infringe on the right of United States citizens under the 2nd amendment to the Constitution.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced July 17, 2001
- Latest Major Action Aug. 6, 2001
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
18 (All Republicans)
Bill Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the second amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizens the right to keep and bear arms, and that any United Nations (UN) conference, resolution, or treaty infringing on this right would be a conflict with article six of, and the second amendment to, the U.S. Constitution. Urges the President to reject any decree, proclamation, treaty, or other document adopted by the UN...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Judiciary
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Referred to House International Relations
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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| July 17, 2001 |
Introduced in the House by Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-Md.) |