{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2039","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2039,"title":"Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-11","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001115","fullName":"Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":27}],"cosponsorsCount":35,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-11","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management."},"policyArea":"Emergency Management","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits (1) the President or the Department of Health and Human Services from declaring emergencies or disasters for the purpose of imposing gun control; and (2) a federal officer or employee, or person operating under color of federal law or receiving federal funds, from banning the possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of weapons to which the Second Amendment of the Constitution applies, ammunition, or firearm accessories while acting in support of relief from a major disaster or emergency.</p>","updateDate":"2025-10-11T08:05:22Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":521,"ts":"2026-04-15T05:28:57.336Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Protecting%20the%20Right%20to%20Keep%20and%20Bear%20Arms%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}