United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5523 (111th)
Firearms Freedom on Federal Lands Act
Introduced
15 June 2010
Last action
30 June 2010 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Sponsors
Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large], Rob Bishop, Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-35], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], JOHN DUNCAN, John Boozman, Bill Shuster, Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], John Carter, Pete Sessions, Jason Chaffetz, Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Tom McClintock, Cathy Rodgers, Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2], Bill Posey, Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-31], Michael Simpson
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Firearms Freedom on Federal Lands Act - Prohibits the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior from promulgating or enforcing any regulation or executive order, including presidential declarations authorized by the Antiquities Act of 1906, that prohibit an individual from possessing firearms in any unit administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) or the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), if such individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing firearms and the possession of such firearms complies with the law of the state in which the unit of the USFS or BLM is located. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of states to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife or as limiting access for hunting, fishing, trapping, or recreational shooting.
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Timeline
15 June 2010
Introduced
Referred to House Natural Resources
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 2010
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 June 2010
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
30 June 2010
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 June 2010 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 June 2010
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 June 2010
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 June 2010
Sponsors
- Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rob Bishop · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-35] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- JOHN DUNCAN · R · Cosponsor
- John Boozman · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Shuster · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- John Carter · R · Cosponsor
- Pete Sessions · R · Cosponsor
- Jason Chaffetz · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Tom McClintock · R · Cosponsor
- Cathy Rodgers · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Bill Posey · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Michael Simpson · R · Cosponsor
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- · hsii00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5523
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5523
- us · 111-hr-5523 · source updated 14 August 2025