H.R. 1534 · 117th Congress
Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021
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81 cosponsors · 81 R
35 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 3, 2021
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021
Latest action (Mar 4, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 3, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.