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HR 6247 117th Congress House Housing and Community Development Firearms and explosives Landlord and tenant Low- and moderate-income housing Public housing

PROTECT the Second Amendment Act

Introduced: December 13, 2021 Introduced by: Feenstra, Randy Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Dec 13, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Dec 13, 2021
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Preserving Rights Of Tenants by Ensuring Compliance To the Second Amendment Act or the PROTECT the Second Amendment Act

This bill establishes a right for a resident of covered federally assisted rental housing to lawfully possess a firearm within the residential dwelling unit occupied by the resident and any common area of the federally assisted rental housing in which the resident resides in the course of entering or exiting the rental housing.

What's happening now December 13, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 51
All 51 Republican 40
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Pfluger, August
Texas · Jan 28, 2022
Ferguson, A.
· Jan 25, 2022
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jan 18, 2022
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jan 12, 2022
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Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jan 11, 2022
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Dec 16, 2021
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Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Dec 16, 2021
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Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Dec 16, 2021
Long, Billy
· Dec 16, 2021
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Dec 16, 2021
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Dec 14, 2021
Palazzo, Steven
· Dec 14, 2021
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Dec 13, 2021
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Dec 13, 2021
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Dec 13, 2021
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Dec 13, 2021
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Dec 13, 2021
Cawthorn, Madison
· Dec 13, 2021
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Dec 13, 2021
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Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Dec 13, 2021
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Dec 13, 2021
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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Dec 13, 2021
Duncan, Jeff
· Dec 13, 2021
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Dec 13, 2021
Gibbs, Bob
· Dec 13, 2021
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Dec 13, 2021
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Dec 13, 2021
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Dec 13, 2021
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Dec 13, 2021
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Dec 13, 2021
Jacobs, Chris
· Dec 13, 2021
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LaMalfa, Doug
California · Dec 13, 2021
Lamborn, Doug
· Dec 13, 2021
LaTurner, Jake
· Dec 13, 2021
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Dec 13, 2021
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Dec 13, 2021
McKinley, David
· Dec 13, 2021
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Dec 13, 2021
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Dec 13, 2021
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Dec 13, 2021
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Dec 13, 2021
Mooney, Alexander
· Dec 13, 2021
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Dec 13, 2021
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Dec 13, 2021
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Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Dec 13, 2021
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · Dec 13, 2021
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Dec 13, 2021
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Dec 13, 2021
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Dec 13, 2021
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Dec 13, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6247: PROTECT the Second Amendment Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6247/
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