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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3594 

To express the sense of the Congress that the United States should not 

adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges 

any rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution, such as the 

right to keep and bear arms, and to withhold funding from the United 

Nations unless the President certifies that the United Nations has not 

taken action to restrict, attempt to restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights of individuals in the United States to keep and 

bear arms, or abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights 

of citizens of the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 7, 2011 

Mr. WALSH of Illinois (for himself, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. POSEY, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. BARTON of 

Texas, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, and Mr. 

BROUN of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To express the sense of the Congress that the United States 

should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges any rights guaranteed by 

the United States Constitution, such as the right to 

keep and bear arms, and to withhold funding from the 

United Nations unless the President certifies that the 

United Nations has not taken action to restrict, attempt 

to restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the 

rights of individuals in the United States to keep and 


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bear arms, or abridge any of the other constitutionally 

protected rights of citizens of the United States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Second Amendment 

5 Protection Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 

8 (1) it is the constitutional power of Congress to 

9 determine United States foreign policy through the 

10 ratification of international treaties and adoption of 

11 laws; 

12 (2) by prematurely signing treaties and execu13 tive agreements, Presidents of the United States 

14 have opened the door for international organizations 

15 to unilaterally regulate the lives of citizens of the 

16 United States; 

17 (3) these international agreements, laws, and 

18 regulations are being applied domestically in the 

19 United States through the Supremacy Clause, which 

20 states, ‘‘This Constitution, and the Laws of the 

21 United States which shall be made in Pursuance 

22 thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be 

23 made, under the Authority of the United States, 

24 shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the 


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1 Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any 

2 Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to 

3 the contrary notwithstanding’’; 

4 (4) the Supremacy Clause is useful to supersede 

5 conflicting Federal and State laws; 

6 (5) international and transnational organiza7 tions force their rules on people of the United States 

8 through conventions, multilateral agreements, and 

9 nonratified treaties, such as agreements that affect 

10 the private ownership of firearms by law-abiding citi11 zens; and 

12 (6) United States sovereignty is risked by do13 mestic legal applicability of international treaties 

14 and executive agreements that have not been voted 

15 on and congressionally adopted through formal proc16 esses which pose a threat to national sovereignty 

17 and the liberty of the people of the United States, 

18 including fundamental rights guaranteed under the 

19 United States Constitution, such as the right to 

20 keep and bear arms. 

21 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—That it is the sense 

22 of the Congress that the United States should not adopt 

23 any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or 

24 abridges the rights guaranteed by the United States Con25 stitution, such as the right to keep and bear arms, and 


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1 should cease the provision of financial support to any enti2 ty that does so. 

3 SEC. 3. CONDITIONAL PROHIBITION ON UNITED NATIONS 

4 FUNDING. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi6 sion of law, the United States may not provide any fund7 ing to the United Nations for a fiscal year unless, before 

8 the last day of the preceding fiscal year, the President 

9 makes the certification described in subsection (b). 

10 (b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in 

11 this subsection is a certification submitted to the Congress 

12 by the President, that states that the United Nations has 

13 not taken action to restrict, attempt to restrict, or other14 wise adversely infringe on the rights of individuals in the 

15 United States to possess a firearm or ammunition, includ16 ing by imposing burdens on international commerce, or 

17 abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights 

18 of citizens of the United States. 

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