Protecting the Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1916
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-05-27
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Firearms and explosives

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Manufacturing

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Retail and wholesale trades

War and emergency powers
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021</b> </p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1916 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 27, 2021 Mr. Braun (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Daines , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Hawley , Mr. Hoeven , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Moran , Mr. Risch , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Thune , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Young , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Cruz , and Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for the purpose of imposing gun control.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021 . 2. Limitation on declarations by President The President (or any designee thereof) shall not, for the purpose of imposing gun control, declare an emergency pursuant to the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ) or an emergency or major disaster pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ). 3. Limitation on declarations by HHS The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not, for the purpose of imposing gun control, declare a public health emergency pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ). 4. Firearms policies Section 706(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5207(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) prohibit the manufacturing, sale, or transfer of firearms; or (6) prohibit the manufacturing, sale, or transfer of ammunition. .