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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Gun Crime Enforcement and Second Amendment Restoration Act of 1996

H.R. 125Introduced Jan 4, 1995Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Chapman D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 25, 1996 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

76 cosponsors — 47 Republicans, 29 Democrats

44 of 76 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Glen Browder (D-AL), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunn (R-OR), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Charles Canady (R-FL), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Wes Cooley (R-OR), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Pat Danner (D-MO), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Dingell (D-MI), John Doolittle (R-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Jack Fields (R-TX), David Funderburk (R-NC), Pete Geren (D-TX), Bart Gordon (D-TN) and 46 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Chapman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-1 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.