Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 27 · R-TX
35 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 22 · R-TX
Member of Congress · R-MN
U.S. Representative - GA District 14 · R-GA
U.S. Representative - TX District 15 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - TN District 4 · R-TN
U.S. Representative - TN District 5 · R-TN
U.S. Representative - NY District 24 · R-NY
U.S. Representative - CA District 48 · R-CA
U.S. Representative - WI District 8 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - Ohio District 6 · R-OH
U.S. Representative - CA District 1 · R-CA
U.S. Representative - LA District 3 · R-LA
+ 23 more cosponsors
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 2039 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. |
| Policy Area | Emergency Management |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | March 11, 2025 |
| Latest Action | March 11, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 35 · House vote — · — views |