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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB1143

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Legislation Overview

Title: Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013

Subject: Correctional facilities and imprisonment: Department of Justice: Firearms and explosives: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management: Law enforcement officers: Crime and law enforcement

Description: Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to: (1) ensure that each prison facility provides a secure firearms storage area for use by all employees who are authorized to carry a firearm, or (2) allow such employees to store their firearm in a Bureau-approved vehicle lockbox.

Session: 113th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

Last Action Date: April 8, 2013

Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN01143:@@@L&summ2=m&

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

12 sponsors: Stockman, Steve; Burgess, Michael C.; Coble, Howard; Cole, Tom; Duncan, Jeff; Griffith, H. Morgan; Holding, George; Lankford, James; Lucas, Frank D.; McKinley, David B.; Nugent, Richard; Thompson, Glenn;

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (12 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 8, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
House Mar 13, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Mar 19 2013 federal link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Judiciary

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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