Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-2039
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2025-03-11
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025</strong></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 or receiving federal funds, from banning the possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of weapons to which the Second Amendment of the Constitution applies, ammunition, or firearm accessories while acting in support of relief from a major disaster or emergency.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2039 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2025 Mr. Cloud (for himself, Mr. Nehls , Mr. Finstad , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Ms. De La Cruz , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Ogles , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Issa , Mr. Wied , Mr. Rulli , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Perry , Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina , Mr. Biggs of Arizona , Mr. Schmidt , Mr. Gooden , Mr. Womack , and Mr. Onder ) 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 2025 . 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. .