House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2015

H.R. 1180Introduced Feb 27, 2015Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Where it went

IntroducedFeb 27, 2015
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 31, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1180.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROONEY of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 34, February 27, 2015, Page H1501):
The 2nd Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2015 ↗
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H.R. 1180, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 12, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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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

47 cosponsors — 47 Republicans

0 of 47 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Diane Black (R-TN), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), John Carter (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jody Hice (R-GA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Luke Messer (R-IN), John Mica (R-FL), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Bill Posey (R-FL), Tom Rice (R-SC) and 17 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Rooney.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-17 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.