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Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025
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.
Summary
This bill would prohibit the President from declaring an emergency under the National Emergencies Act or under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the purpose of imposing gun control measures. The bill also prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring a public health emergency for the purpose of imposing gun control. Additionally, the bill amends the Stafford Act to explicitly prohibit federal disaster relief authorities from prohibiting the possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of firearms, ammunition, ammunition feeding devices, or firearms accessories. The effect is to prevent federal emergency or disaster declarations from being used as a basis for implementing firearms restrictions.
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Sponsor (1)
36 cosponsors
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO)
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN)
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA)
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD)
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA)
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS)
- Rep. McGuire, John [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Onder, Robert [R-MO-3] (R-MO)
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA)
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE)
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI)
- Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Michael Cloud’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $165,527
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
- ULINE $6,600
- MAGIC INDUSTRIES INC $6,600
- REPCON INC. $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Michael Cloud → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
- Mar 11, 2025 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. · house
- Mar 11, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025”.
SEC. 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.).
SEC. 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).
SEC. 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.”. <all>
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