# 117-hr-6247: PROTECT the Second Amendment Act

117-hr-6247, PROTECT the Second Amendment Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6247
- Congress: 117
- Title: PROTECT the Second Amendment Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2021-12-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 51
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (51)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] (R-OH), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6247 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6247)

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