Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5561
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2023-09-19
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: 2023-09-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5561 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2023 Mr. Cloud (for himself, Mr. Arrington , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Rosendale , Mr. Womack , Mr. Walberg , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Norman , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. Ogles , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Aderholt , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Lesko , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Gooden of Texas , Mr. Yakym , Mr. Gallagher , Mr. Kustoff , Mr. Fitzgerald , Mr. Feenstra , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Grothman , Mrs. Hinson , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Harris , Mr. Mooney , and Mr. Steil ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 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 2023 . 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 possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of arms, as protected by the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; (6) prohibit the possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of ammunition; (7) prohibit the possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of ammunition feeding devices; or (8) prohibit the possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of firearms accessories. .