HR 2039 United States House · 119th Congress

Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025

HR 2039, the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025, prevents the President and Health Secretary from using emergency declarations (under the National Emergencies Act or Public Health Service Act) to implement gun control measures. It amends disaster relief law to explicitly prohibit future rules that would ban firearm possession, sales, or accessories during emergencies. The bill directly affects federal agencies and future emergency declarations, blocking them from being used as a tool for gun regulation. It does not change existing gun laws but restricts how emergency powers can be applied to firearms policy.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Mar 2025

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Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2025

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Mar 11, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

lower

Mar 11, 2025

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.

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Mar 11, 2025

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1 primary · 36 co-sponsors