Protecting the Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2023
S 2911, the "Protecting the Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2023," prevents federal officials from using emergency declarations to impose gun control. It bans the President from declaring emergencies under the National Emergencies Act or the Stafford Act for gun control purposes, and stops the Health and Human Services Secretary from declaring public health emergencies for the same reason. The bill also amends the Stafford Act to explicitly prohibit emergency declarations that would restrict firearm possession, sale, or transfer of firearms, ammunition, or related accessories. This directly affects how federal emergency powers can be used during crises, limiting actions that could impact gun rights under the Second Amendment.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
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Introduced Sep 21, 2023
Last action Sep 21, 2023
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Sep 21, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Sep 21, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
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Mike Braun
RRepublican
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
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Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
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Deb Fischer
RRepublican
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Eric Schmitt
RRepublican
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J.D. Vance
RRepublican
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James E. Risch
RRepublican
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John Boozman
RRepublican
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John Hoeven
RRepublican
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John Thune
RRepublican
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Joni Ernst
RRepublican
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