HR 2930
PROTECT the Second Amendment Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the PROTECT the Second Amendment Act, aims to ensure that residents of federally assisted rental housing can lawfully possess firearms. It prohibits landlords from prohibiting or imposing additional restrictions on firearm possession within residential units or common areas, as long as the resident is carrying or transporting the firearm. The bill specifically covers a wide range of housing programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture. It seeks to uphold Second Amendment rights for individuals living in these federally subsidized housing options.
Key provisions
- Prohibits landlords from prohibiting firearm possession in residential units.
- Prohibits landlords from imposing additional restrictions on firearm possession.
- Allows lawful firearm possession in common areas when residents are carrying or transporting them.
- Defines ‘covered federally assisted rental housing’ broadly, including numerous HUD and USDA programs.
- Specifically lists programs covered, such as public housing, Section 8 vouchers, HOME Investment Partnerships, and the Housing Trust Fund.
- Includes programs for Native American and Native Hawaiian housing.
- Covers programs for supportive housing and rural rental housing.
- Establishes a short title for the Act.
Who is affected
- Residents of federally assisted rental housing
- Landlords and property managers of covered federally assisted rental housing
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development
- The Department of Agriculture
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 2930
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To ensure that residents of covered federally assisted rental housing may lawfully possess firearms, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Preserving Rights Of Tenants by Ensuring Compliance To the Second Amendment Act PROTECT the Second Amendment Act
or the
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any common area of the covered federally assisted rental housing in which the resident resides if the resident is carrying or transporting the firearm through such area during the course of journeying to the residential dwelling unit of the resident or exiting the covered federally assisted rental housing.
the public housing program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.);
the program for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f);
the HOME Investment Partnerships program under title II of the Cranton-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.);
the Housing Trust Fund program under section 1338 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568);
the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013);
the AIDS Housing Opportunities program under subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.);
the program for Native American housing under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.);
the program for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.); and
the programs for assistance for rural rental housing under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.).