Ted Budd (R-NC)

Stop Illegal Alien Cops Act

S. 3909 · Senate bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Republican bill with 6 Republican cosponsors · See all 6 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Stop Illegal Alien Cops Act," seeks to amend title 18 of the United States Code. It aims to expand the prohibition on the possession of firearms and ammunition by certain aliens. Specifically, the amendment ensures that these prohibitions apply to the use of firearms and ammunition by government entities. This change involves updating the language within section 925(a)(1).

Yes

  • Scored +2

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill expands federal restrictions on how government entities can use firearms.

The opposite

  • Scored -4

    Would gun owners be better off under this?

    The bill places new restrictions that could impact firearm accessibility for various groups through government entity limitations.

  • Scored -3

    Does this protect the right to own guns?

    The bill imposes new restrictions on the use of firearms by government entities.