117 S1916 IS: Protecting the Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021 U.S. Senate 2021-05-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1916IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 27, 2021Mr. Braun (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Young, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo prohibit the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for the purpose of imposing gun control.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021.

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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.).

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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).

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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 manufacturing, sale, or transfer of firearms; or(6)prohibit the manufacturing, sale, or transfer of ammunition..