Strong National Defense
Protecting and defending our freedom is the key role of federal government. We should prioritize defense functions in our federal budget and keep our commitments to the heroes who sacrifice so much to keep our enemies at bay.
- Military Spending: We must ensure that our troops have the best equipment, training, and leadership.
- Second Amendment: I support the right to own and bear arms as a personal and absolute right.
- Veterans: We are not taking good enough care of those who have taken care of us. I have introduced legislation to take care of those who fall between the cracks after their service has ended.
- Afghanistan:I believe it is time to bring our troops home. The troops have fought valiantly and won. Yet, the fight is not over. For generations the United States must continue to hunt and kill terrorists around the world who want death and destruction for the American people. However, if the President believes we must continue to fight in Afghanistan with tens of thousands of our men and women, then let’s do so with a full commitment to win by giving the commanders in the field everything they need so they can bring all of our troops home swiftly and safely.
Below are some of many bills that I have sponsored or co-sponsored that reflect my commitment to: National Defense
HR 4780 - Terrorist Notification Act
HR 775 - Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
HR 4464 - Prevent Terrorists from Reuniting with Terrorist Cells Act
HR 4503 - Ensuring the Collection of Critical Intelligence Act
HR 4556 - Prohibiting use of DOJ funds to prosecute September 11 terrorists in Article III Courts
HR 4588 - Detainee trials at GITMO Act
H Res 988 - Recognizing Special Warfare Operators who captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq
~HR 603 - Utah National Guard Readiness Act
HR 1864 - Pay increase for members of the uniformed services for FY‘10
HR 1985 - Iran Diplomatic Enhancement Act
HR 2469 - Drug Trafficking Elimination Act
HR 560 - Safe Prisons Communications Act
HR 630 - Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act
HR 816 - Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act
HR 874 - Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act
HR 1208 - Iran Threat Reduction Act
HR 1238 - Prohibit the presence of any alien formerly detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
~HR 1327 - Iran Sanctions Enabling Act
HR 2875 - Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act
H Res 867 - Calling on the President to oppose an endorsement or further consideration of the “Report of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict”
H Res 920 - Requesting information pertaining to GITMO detainees
~HR 5327 - United States-Israel Rocket and Missile Defense Cooperation and Support Act
H Res 988 - Pledging continued support to US Armed Forces
Second Amendment
HR 2193 - Affordable Reloaded Munitions Supply (ARMS) Act
HR 1684 - Preservation of the Second Amendment in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges Act
HR 197 - National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act
HR 1074 - Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act
HR 3752 - Law Enforcement Officers Safety Improvements Act
HR 3789 - Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms Act
HR 5523 - Firearms Freedom on Federal Lands Act
Bills listed in bold were sponsored by Jason Chaffetz. All others were co-sponsored.
*Bill passed the House as an amendment to another bill
^Bills signed into law in which Jason Chaffetz was the sponsor or an important cosponsor
~Bills passed by the House in which Jason Chaffetz was the sponsor or an important cosponsor
