Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-03-11Topic: public safety

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025 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.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-03-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.	refer
2025-03-11	House	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.	refer
2025-03-11	House	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.	refer
2025-03-11		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-03-11		Introduced in House	introduce

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