House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.
Sponsor: Rep. Justin Amash R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 16, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3814.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AMASH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H158):The Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees individuals' right ``to keep and bear Arms.'' The federal government's policies barred by this bill are an undue burden on that right.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 186 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3814, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3814
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
60e4a6d1109b1d3ab30fe0dcf2940f6d743d02dff9b5534a68c4d3f13dd38bf0
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3814, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
30 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 30 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
W. Akin (R-MO), Steve Austria (R-OH), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Gene Green (D-TX), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Ron Paul (R-TX), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Benjamin Quayle (R-AZ), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Tim Scott (R-SC), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Justin Amash.
- H.J.Res. 81 (112th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.J.Res. 73 (112th) Proposing a spending limit amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 1212 (112th) RECLAIM Act
- H.R. 6495 (112th) Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012
- H.J.Res. 49 (112th) Constitutional Alternative to the War Powers Afghanistan Withdrawal Resolution
- H.R. 4268 (112th) Export-Import Bank Termination Act of 2012
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.