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Second Amendment is Essential Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4060| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Dan Newhouse

Dan Newhouse

Republican Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (37)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Chris Stewart (Republican)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Yvette Herrell (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Pete Sessions (Republican)Ken Calvert (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Madison Cawthorn (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Second Amendment is Essential Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing firearms, or importing or manufacturing ammunition, as a critical infrastructure sector. Additionally, the bill states that individuals who are employed by those entities are critical infrastructure workers. The term critical infrastructure means systems and assets, physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health and safety, or any combination of those matters.
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Timeline
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 28, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3162-3163)
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • June 22, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 22, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 28, 2021
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3162-3163)


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Second Amendment is Essential Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4060| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Second Amendment is Essential Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing firearms, or importing or manufacturing ammunition, as a critical infrastructure sector. Additionally, the bill states that individuals who are employed by those entities are critical infrastructure workers. The term critical infrastructure means systems and assets, physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health and safety, or any combination of those matters.
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Timeline
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 28, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3162-3163)
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • June 22, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 22, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 28, 2021
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3162-3163)


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dan Newhouse

Dan Newhouse

Republican Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (37)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Chris Stewart (Republican)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Yvette Herrell (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Pete Sessions (Republican)Ken Calvert (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Madison Cawthorn (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted