House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Second Amendment Enforcement Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 10, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 645.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H683):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 645, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/645
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a68f52399dff0d76a78482ffce89201edcbfe7df0c747a907276b8c8f5cda023
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 645, last updated August 14, 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
174 cosponsors — 148 Republicans, 25 Democrats, 1 other
149 of 174 cosponsors (86%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Steve Austria (R-OH), Joe Baca (D-CA), Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ann Buerkle (R-NY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX) and 144 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Ross.
- H.R. 2140 (112th) Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011
- H.R. 941 (112th) Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2011
- H.R. 2233 (112th) Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act of 2011
- H.R. 3260 (112th) Strengthening Community Safety Act of 2011
- H.R. 1682 (112th) American-Made Energy Act of 2011
- H.R. 4773 (112th) To extend the suspension of duty on Bifenazate.
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.