H.R. 4321: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act

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H.R. 4321: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-01-06 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act

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Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that any executive order, memoranda, proclamation, or signing statement issued by the President that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution or the Second Amendment, or that would require the expenditure of federal funds not specifically appropriated for such executive action, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law. The bill nullifies any such executive action and prohibits the use of appropriated funds to promulgate or enforce any such action. The following persons may bring a civil action in an appropriate U.S. district court to challenge the validity of any such executive action: (1) any Member or either or both chambers of Congress, (2) the highest governmental official of any state or political subdivision if the challenged action infringes on a power of such state under any congressional enactment or relevant treaty, and (3) any person aggrieved of the challenged executive action with respect to a liberty or property interest adversely affected directly by the executive action.

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Sponsor: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] · 78 cosponsors

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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), David Rouzer (R-NC), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Sam Graves (R-MO), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Joe Wilson (R-SC) and 18 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] reported raising $967,095 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4321.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4321 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114