United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 656 (114th)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should not confirm a nominee to the United States Supreme Court whose professional record or statements display opposition to the Second Amendment freedoms of law-abiding gun owners, including the fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms as affirmed in the District of Columbia et al. v. Heller and McDonald et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al. cases.
Introduced
21 March 2016
Last action
1 April 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Todd Young
Subjects
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Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should not confirm a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court whose professional record or statements display opposition to Second Amendment rights.
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Timeline
21 March 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 March 2016 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 March 2016
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 March 2016
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 21 March 2016
Sponsors
- Todd Young · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/656
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hres/656
- us · 114-hres-656 · source updated 3 January 2025