Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Extends 2nd Amendment Rights to Army Corps of Engineers land by rolling back unconstitutional regulations.
Title: Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017
Subject: Water resources development: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Army Corps of Engineers: Firearms and explosives: Lakes and rivers: Outdoor recreation
Description: 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.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Last Action Date: February 15, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1045/all-info
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44 sponsors: Bob Gibbs (R); Blake Farenthold (R); David McKinley (R); Pete Sessions (R); David Roe (R); Billy Long (R); Charles Fleischmann (R); Stevan Pearce (R); Mark Amodei (R); Mike Bost (R); Larry Bucshon (R); James Renacci (R); Randy Weber (R); Michael Turner (R); Ralph Abraham (R); Don Young (R); Paul Gosar (R); Jeb Hensarling (R); Mark Meadows (R); Tom Rice (R); Doug LaMalfa (R); Andy Harris (R); Jeff Duncan (R); Neal Dunn (R); Jack Bergman (R); Brad Wenstrup (R); Tom McClintock (R); Dave Brat (R); Sam Graves (R); Pete Olson (R); Matt Gaetz (R); Brian Babin (R); Bill Johnson (R); Louie Gohmert (R); David Joyce (R); David Young (R); Tom Emmer (R); David Rouzer (R); Tom Graves (R); Jody Arrington (R); Richard Hudson (R); John Rutherford (R); Sam Johnson (R); Michael Cloud (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 15 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. |
| House | Feb 14 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 14 2017 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 21 2017 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
There have not been any votes on this bill