# 114-hr-3227: Protecting America's Warriors Act

114-hr-3227, Protecting America's Warriors Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] (R-OK); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3227
- Congress: 114
- Title: Protecting America's Warriors Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2015-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting America's Warriors Act This bill states that any provision in any law, rule, regulation, or executive order that prohibits trained military personnel or trained civilian personnel from carrying officially-issued or personally-owned firearms (defined as handguns only) on a military installation in the United States shall have no force or effect with regard to such military personnel. The Department of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall not reinstate the firearm bans or enact similar restrictions prohibiting or restricting trained military personnel or trained civilian personnel from carrying officially-issued or personally-owned firearms on a military installation in the United States. The President shall not take any executive action or promulgate any rule or issue any executive order or regulation to prohibit or restrict trained military personnel or trained civilian personnel from carrying officially-issued or personally-owned firearms on a military installation in the United States.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4828: Conscience Protection Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3457: Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act
- 114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-3227 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3227)

## Related
- [114-hr-5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5180)
- [114-hr-4828: Conscience Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4828)
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3457: Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3457)
- [114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3134)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3227 (as of 2025-11-18).