Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025

United States119th CongressHR-2039House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 11, 2025

Summary

This legislation seeks to prevent federal officials from utilizing emergency declarations as a means to implement gun control policies. It specifically prohibits the President from declaring emergencies under the National Emergencies Act or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring public health emergencies, when the intent is to impose gun control. Additionally, the bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to explicitly forbid federal authorities from restricting certain activities during a declared emergency or major disaster. These prohibited actions include the possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of firearms, ammunition, ammunition feeding devices, or firearms accessories. The measure aims to safeguard Second Amendment rights by preventing their suspension or limitation during times of crisis.

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Timeline

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

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  2. 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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  3. Introduced in House

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