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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2003

H.R. 990Introduced Feb 27, 2003Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. John Hostettler R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: May 5, 2003 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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

68 cosponsors — 60 Republicans, 8 Democrats

10 of 68 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Richard Baker (R-LA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), John Boozman (R-AR), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Brad Carson (D-OK), John Carter (R-TX), Chris Chocola (R-IN), Mac Collins (R-GA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), John Culberson (R-TX), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), James DeMint (R-SC), John Doolittle (R-CA), Phil English (R-PA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Trent Franks (R-AZ) and 38 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Hostettler.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-8 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.