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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2005

H.R. 47Introduced Jan 4, 2005Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett R-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 2, 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 — 73 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 78 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), J. Barrett (R-SC), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Boren (D-OK), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Henry Brown (R-SC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), K. Conaway (R-TX), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Thelma Drake (R-VA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Terry Everett (R-AL), Tom Feeney (R-FL), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Katherine Harris (R-FL) and 48 more.

More from the sponsor

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