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Senate bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009

S. 845Introduced Apr 21, 2009Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Sen. John Thune R-SD
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 21, 2009 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

25 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 25 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

John Barrasso (R-WY), Max Baucus (D-MT), Mark Begich (D-AK), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Richard Burr (R-NC), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Mike Crapo (R-ID), James DeMint (R-SC), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Mel Martinez (R-FL), James Risch (R-ID), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Jon Tester (D-MT), David Vitter (R-LA), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Thune.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.