[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 133 (Saturday, August 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4248]
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  SA 5239. Mr. BRAUN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5194 submitted by Mr. Schumer and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 5376, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title 
II of S. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        At the end of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 70008. 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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