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Maria Cantwell on Guns

DemocratWA

Guns31 votes · 67.3/100 consistent
Gun restrictionsGun rights

38 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Guns. 31 of them counted toward the score above: 7 toward “Gun rights” and 24 toward “Gun restrictions”.

The other 7 did not count: 7 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2025-08-01To require a report on veterans who would have been reported to the national instant criminal background check system and who die by suicide with a firearm.H.R. 3944 · 119th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2023-10-25To prohibit the availability of funds for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.H.R. 4366 · 118th Congress · On the AmendmentNayGun restrictions
2018-12-21To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.H.R. 695 · 115th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedNayDirection not readable
2018-12-19To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.H.R. 695 · 115th Congress · On the Motion for AttendanceYeaDirection not readable
2018-02-08To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.H.R. 695 · 115th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDirection not readable
2016-06-20To authorize the Attorney General to deny requests to transfer a firearm to known or suspected terrorists.H.R. 2578 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaGun restrictions
2016-06-20To address gun violence and improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.H.R. 2578 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayGun rights
2015-12-03To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentNayGun restrictions
2015-12-03To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the MotionYeaGun rights
2015-12-03To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the MotionNayGun rights
2013-04-17To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun restrictions
2013-04-17To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentNayGun restrictions
2013-04-17To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentNayGun rights
2013-04-17To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun rights
2013-04-11A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaGun restrictions
2013-03-23To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.S.Con.Res. 8 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentNayGun restrictions
2013-03-23To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm.S.Con.Res. 8 · 113th Congress · On the MotionNayGun restrictions
2010-03-25To help protect Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans.H.R. 4872 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayGun restrictions
2009-09-16To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayGun restrictions
2009-07-22To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.S. 1390 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayGun restrictions
2009-02-26To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.S. 160 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayGun restrictions
2006-07-13To prohibit the confiscation of a firearm during an emergency or major disaster if the possession of such firearm is not prohibited under Federal or State law.H.R. 5441 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun rights
2005-07-29A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.S. 397 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayGun restrictions
2005-07-29To expand the definition of armor piercing ammunition and for other purposes.S. 397 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun restrictions
2005-07-29To regulate the sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, and for other purposes.S. 397 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun restrictions
2005-07-26A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.S. 397 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayGun restrictions
2004-09-13To appropriate $70,000,000 to support efforts for identification and tracking for shipments of hazardous materials and continue and expand upon the background check system for commercial driver licenses with a HAZMAT endorsement, and to offset this appropriation with a corresponding reduction from the Human Resources Account of the Office of the Under Secretary of Management.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2004-03-02A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others.S. 1805 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayGun restrictions
2004-03-02To expand the definition of armor piercing ammunition and to require the Attorney General to promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against body armor.S. 1805 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaGun restrictions
2004-03-02To regulate the sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, and for other purposes.S. 1805 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentNayGun rights
2004-02-25A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others.S. 1805 · 108th Congress · On the MotionNayGun restrictions
1994-07-20CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION — H.R.3355 BY BROOKS (D-TX) -- VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1994 PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY POLICING ACT OF 1994 COMMUNITY SCHOOLS YOUTH SERVICES AND SUPERVISION GRANT PROGRAM ACT OF 1994 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENDEAVOR SCHOOLS ACT NATIONAL COMMUNITY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 1994 FAMILY UNITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ACT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1994 SAFE STREETS FOR WOMEN ACT OF 1994 SAFE HOMES FOR WOMEN ACT OF 1994 CIVIL RIGHTS REMEDIES FOR GENDER-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE ACT EQUAL JUSTICE FOR WOMEN IN THE COURTS ACT OF 1994 FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY ACT OF 1994 DRIVE-BY SHOOTING PREVENTION ACT OF 1994 DRUNK DRIVING CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 1994 PUBLIC SAFETY AND RECREATIONAL FIREARMS USE PROTECTION ACT MORGAN P. HARDIMAN TASK FORCE ON MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN ACT DRUG FREE TRUCK STOP ACT POLICE CORPS ACT LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND RECRUITMENT ACT DNA IDENTIFICATION ACT OF 1994 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION ACT SENIOR CITIZENS AGAINST MARKETING SCAMS ACT OF 1994 COMPUTER ABUSE AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1994 DRIVER'S PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 1994 SAFER STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS ACT OF 1994 RECREATIONAL HUNTING SAFETY AND PRESERVATION ACT OF 1994 (PUB. L. 103-322, APPROVED 9/13/94) (HOUSE AGREED TO THE MCCOLLUM MOTION THAT INSTRUCTS HOUSE CONFEREES NOT TO MAKE ANY AGREEMENT THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE SECTION 2405 OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT, PROVIDING MANDATORY PRISON TERMS FOR USE, POSSESSION, OR CARRYING OF A FIREARM OR DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE DURING A STATE CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR STATE DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME.)H.R. 3355 · 103rd Congress · ON MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREESYeaDirection not readable
1993-11-22BRADY HANDGUN BILL — H.R.1025 BY SCHUMER (D-NY) -- BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSE REFORM ACT OF 1993 (PUB. L. 103-159, APPROVED 11/30/93) (HOUSE AGREED TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1025, TO PROVIDE FOR A WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE PURCHASE OF A HANDGUN, AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM TO BE CONTACTED BY FIREARMS DEALERS BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF ANY FIREARM.)H.R. 1025 · 103rd Congress · AGREEING TO CONFERENCEREPORTYeaGun restrictions
1993-11-22AGREEING TO THE REQUEST OF THE SENATE FOR A CONFERENCE ON H.R. 1025; BRADY HANDGUN PROTECTION ACT — H.RES.322 BY DERRICK (D-SC) -- PROCEDURAL RESOLUTION - H.R. 1025 (HOUSE AGREED TO H.RES. 322, AGREEING TO THE REQUEST OF THE SENATE FOR A CONFERENCE ON H.R. 1025, TO PROVIDE FOR A WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE PURCHASE OF A HANDGUN, AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM TO BE CONTACTED BY FIREARMS DEALERS BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF ANY FIREARMS; AND WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON THE LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 22, 1993, PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OR DISPOSITION OF A CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THAT BILL.)H.Res. 322 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
1993-11-20VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1993 — H.R.1133 BY SCHROEDER (D-CO) -- VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1993 SAFE STREETS FOR WOMEN ACT OF 1993 SAFE HOMES FOR WOMEN ACT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIREARM PREVENTION ACT (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 1133, AMENDED, TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AND CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN.)H.R. 1133 · 103rd Congress · SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDEDYeaGun restrictions
1993-11-20PROHIBITING THE POSSESSION OF HANDGUNS OR AMMUNITION BY A JUVENILE — H.R.3098 BY GLICKMAN (D-KS) -- YOUTH HANDGUN SAFETY ACT OF 1993 (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 3098, AMENDED, TO AMEND TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN OR HANDGUN AMMUNITION BY, OR THE PRIVATE TRANSFER OF A HANDGUN OR HANDGUN AMMUNITION TO, A JUVENILE.)H.R. 3098 · 103rd Congress · SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDEDYeaGun restrictions
1993-11-10BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT — (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 1025, TO PROVIDE FOR A WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE PURCHASE OF A HANDGUN, AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM TO BE CONTACTED BY FIREARMS DEALERS BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF ANY FIREARM.)H.R. 1025 · 103rd Congress · On PassageYeaGun restrictions
1993-11-10BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT — (HOUSE REJECTED THE SCHIFF MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE BILL TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT THE BILL BACK FORTHWITH CONTAINING AMENDMENTS TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL CONDUCT A BACKGROUND CHECK OF A PROSPECTIVE HANDGUN TRANSFEREE; OR ENSURE THAT THE COSTS OF THE BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE FULLY FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.)H.R. 1025 · 103rd Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayGun restrictions

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