Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB1916
Legislation Overview
Title: Protecting the Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021
Subject: Emergency management
Description: A bill to prohibit the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for the purposes of imposing gun control.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 27, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1916/all-info
Companion Bill: HB1534
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
26 sponsors: Mike Braun (R); John Barrasso (R); Marsha Blackburn (R); John Boozman (R); Tom Cotton (R); Kevin Cramer (R); Mike Crapo (R); Steve Daines (R); Joni Ernst (R); Josh Hawley (R); John Hoeven (R); Cindy Hyde-Smith (R); Cynthia Lummis (R); Roger Marshall (R); Jerry Moran (R); James Risch (R); Mike Rounds (R); Rick Scott (R); John Thune (R); Thom Tillis (R); Roger Wicker (R); Todd Young (R); James Lankford (R); Ted Cruz (R); Tim Scott (R); James Inhofe (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 26% (26 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 27, 2021 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 24 2021 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
