I will continue to protect the right of Americans to defend themselves and their families and am grateful for the NRA’s endorsement.
Continue to protect the right of Americans to defend themselves and their families by defending the Second Amendment.
Occurrences
I will always protect your constitutional right to keep and bear arms and to protect yourself and your family.
Evidence
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Hearing page for May 14, 2026, on ATF’s relationship to the Tiahrt Amendment and Second Amendment protections. The page identifies the hearing subject as privacy protections and the Second Amendment, and shows it took place in the current lookback window.
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The House Oversight Committee wrap-up says the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement held a hearing on "Privacy Protections & the Second Amendment: Examining ATF’s Relationship to the Tiahrt Amendment." It notes members discussed ATF’s track record protecting Second Amendment rights, and specifically says Rep. Andy Biggs asked about ATF’s electronic recordkeeping on federal firearms licensees (FFLs) and related privacy safeguards.
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The Judiciary Committee Republicans subcommittee page states that the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance is chaired by Representative Andy Biggs (AZ-05). The jurisdiction includes the use of surveillance tools by federal law enforcement, and the page lists recent activity during the current Congress.
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The House Clerk recorded Roll Call 240 for H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act. The vote question was On Passage, the status was Passed, the tally was 221 yeas to 201 nays, and Representative Biggs (AZ) voted Yea.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 1181 as referred in the Senate on July 15, 2026 after House action. The full title describes an act to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish firearms retailers from general-merchandise or sporting-goods retailers.
Assessments
Biggs took concrete same-term actions aligned with defending Second Amendment rights, including voting for House passage of H.R. 1181, a firearms-retailer payment privacy bill, and participating in oversight focused on ATF recordkeeping and Second Amendment protections. However, the cited bill had only passed the House and was referred to the Senate, with no evidence of enactment or a completed federal policy outcome. This supports partial credit for meaningful effort and House-level advancement, not full delivery of the broad promised result.
The evidence shows Biggs actively participated in and chaired/advanced Second Amendment-related oversight work, including questioning ATF recordkeeping and privacy safeguards during the current federal House term. That is materially aligned with the promise to defend Second Amendment rights, but the record provided does not show a completed legislative or executive policy result that protected gun rights. Because the promise is broad and ongoing, these actions merit partial credit rather than full delivery.