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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 1999

H.R. 347Introduced Jan 19, 1999Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett R-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 25, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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

64 cosponsors — 54 Republicans, 10 Democrats

12 of 64 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

James Barcia (D-MI), Joe Barton (R-TX), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Larry Combest (R-TX), Gary Condit (D-CA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Philip Crane (R-IL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Doolittle (R-CA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Doc Hastings (R-WA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Tim Holden (D-PA), John Hostettler (R-IN), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), William Jenkins (R-TN) and 34 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-6 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.