United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 197 (107th)
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.
Introduced
17 July 2001
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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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 Conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons which would infringe on the right of U.S. citizens under the second amendment to the Constitution.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 July 2001
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 July 2001
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 July 2001
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-resolution/197
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hres/197