House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Broun R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 13, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 23, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2900.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BROUN of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6139):Second Amendment to the United States Constitution: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 197 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2900, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2900
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
23 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 23 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gene Green (D-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Bill Posey (R-FL), Denny Rehberg (R-MT), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Joe Walsh (R-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Broun.
- H.R. 212 (112th) Sanctity of Human Life Act
- H.J.Res. 45 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
- H.J.Res. 11 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to balance the Federal budget.
- H.R. 4171 (112th) Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012
- H.R. 1443 (112th) Outdoor Sports Protection Act
- H.R. 1444 (112th) To require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans for Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the…
Sponsor’s state and district
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.