[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1390]
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SA 1379. Mr. BRAUN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow,
Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation pursuant
to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
Strike section 4001 and insert the following:
SEC. 4001. PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS.
(a) Limitation on Declarations by President.--The President
(or any designee thereof) shall not, for the purpose of
confiscating firearms or ammunition magazines, or prohibiting
or otherwise regulating the possession, manufacture, sale, or
transfer of firearms or ammunition magazines, 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.).
(b) Firearms Policies.--Section 706 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5207) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and inserting a
semicolon; and
(C) 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.''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Award.--Any prevailing party in an action under this
section shall be awarded not less than $5,000,000, adjusted
for inflation.''.
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