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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2005

H.R. 1243Introduced Mar 10, 2005Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. John Hostettler R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: May 10, 2005 — 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

78 cosponsors — 74 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 78 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), John Boozman (R-AR), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), John Carter (R-TX), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Mark Foley (R-FL), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Virgil Goode (R-VA) and 48 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th 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 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.