House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act
Sponsor: Rep. Marlin Stutzman R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 3, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4321.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STUTZMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 3, January 6, 2016, Page H101):Article I, Section 1: ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.'' Article I, Section 8: ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' Amendment II to the U.S. 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, Congressional Record January 6, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 660 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4321, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4321
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ab4b9fdb9a10835f516cb70ef8342444965cf746a74eac0af70ca259c5064bc8
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.
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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
78 cosponsors — 78 Republicans
0 of 78 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), K. Conaway (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Culberson (R-TX), John Duncan (R-TN), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO) and 48 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marlin Stutzman.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.