Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 3, 2021
Last action Mar 4, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Referred 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.
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 81 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael Cloud
RRepublican
Co
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Andrew S. Clyde
RRepublican
Co
Andy Biggs
RRepublican
Co
Andy Harris
RRepublican
Co
Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
Co
August Pfluger
RRepublican
Co
Ben Cline
RRepublican
Co
Beth Van Duyne
RRepublican
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Bob Gibbs
RRepublican
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