House resolution · 110th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6842) to require the District of Columbia to revise its laws regarding the use and possession of firearms as necessary to comply with the requirements of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, in a manner that protects the security interests of the Federal government and the people who work in, reside in, or visit the District of Columbia and does not undermine the efforts of law enforcement, homeland security, and military officials to protect the Nation's capital from crime and terrorism.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 15, 2008
- Committee actionSep 15, 2008
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2008 · by voice vote
Latest action: Sep 16, 2008 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 1434.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 110-852 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/852
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Res. 1434, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hres/1434
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
No cosponsors.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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