HOUSE 1534117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/4/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-03-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 2021-03-03Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-03Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-03Introduced in House
- 2021-03-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-03 (00)
Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021
This bill prohibits (1) the President or the Department of Health and Human Services from declaring emergencies or disasters for the purpose of imposing gun control; and (2) a federal officer or employee, or person operating under color of federal law, from banning the manufacture, sale, or transfer of firearms or ammunition while acting in support of relief from a major disaster or emergency.
Cosponsors (20)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Jody Hice (R-GA)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Eric Crawford (R-AR)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Steve Womack (R-AR)
- Yvette Herrell (R-NM)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
- Matthew Rosendale (R-MT)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
Subjects
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Firearms and explosives
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Manufacturing
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Retail and wholesale trades
- War and emergency powers
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