HR 5561 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2023

Introduced Sep 19, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Michael Cloud R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 22, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 19, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 66

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2023 to Jul 24, 2024; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-WIBryan SteilOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-NCDan BishopOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalSep 19, 2023
R-WIMike GallagherOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-PAMike KellyOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-ALMike RogersOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-INRudy Yakym IIIOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-WIScott FitzgeraldOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-MITim WalbergOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalSep 19, 2023
R-NYElise M. StefanikSep 20, 2023
R-MNBrad FinstadSep 26, 2023
R-TNDiana HarshbargerSep 26, 2023
R-MOMark AlfordSep 26, 2023
R-MSMichael GuestSep 26, 2023
R-MNMichelle FischbachSep 26, 2023
R-TXRoger WilliamsSep 26, 2023
R-OKStephanie I. BiceSep 26, 2023
R-KSTracey MannSep 26, 2023
R-MIJack BergmanSep 28, 2023
R-TXMonica De La CruzSep 28, 2023
R-AZPaul A. GosarSep 29, 2023
R-FLBill PoseyOct 3, 2023
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOct 20, 2023
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOct 20, 2023
R-FLKat CammackOct 20, 2023
R-GAMike CollinsOct 20, 2023
R-TXMorgan LuttrellOct 20, 2023
R-MSTrent KellyOct 20, 2023
R-FLByron DonaldsOct 26, 2023
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarNov 2, 2023
R-PAGlenn ThompsonDec 19, 2023
R-TXMichael C. BurgessJan 25, 2024
R-VABob GoodApr 30, 2024
R-FLAaron BeanJun 26, 2024
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannJun 26, 2024
R-NYClaudia TenneyJun 26, 2024
R-NDKelly ArmstrongJun 26, 2024
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyJun 27, 2024
R-AZAndy BiggsJul 5, 2024
R-MOEric BurlisonJul 5, 2024
R-TXTroy E. NehlsJul 5, 2024
R-NEAdrian SmithJul 10, 2024
R-MSMike EzellJul 10, 2024
R-TXPat FallonJul 10, 2024
R-MIBill HuizengaJul 23, 2024
R-CADarrell IssaJul 24, 2024

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Sep 19, 2023
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Sep 19, 2023
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Sep 19, 2023
Health Subcommittee
Referred Sep 22, 2023

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Sep 19, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 19, 2023Referred 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.
  4. Sep 19, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To prevent gun control through public health emergencies.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 151, September 19, 2023, page H4408.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2911Protecting the Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2023Identical billSep 21, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2023Introduced in House

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