H.R. 1534 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1534 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2021Mr. Cloud (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Perry, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norman, Mr. Babin, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Guest, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Roy, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Gosar, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Womack, Ms. Herrell, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. McClintock, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Cline, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Massie, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Buck, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Clyde, and Mr. Hagedorn) 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021. 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.). 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). 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 manufacturing, sale, or transfer of firearms; or (6) prohibit the manufacturing, sale, or transfer of ammunition. .