Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB1567
Legislation Overview
Title: Police Officers Protecting Children Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Elementary and secondary education: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement officers: School administration
Description: Specifies that certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms are not subject to the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: May 18, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1567/all-info
Sponsors
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16 sponsors: Vicky Hartzler (R); Ann Wagner (R); Nicole Malliotakis (R); Richard Hudson (R); Ted Budd (R); Stephanie Bice (R); Don Bacon (R); Mike Bost (R); Mario Diaz-Balart (R); Claudia Tenney (R); Chris Stewart (R); Mark Amodei (R); Adrian Smith (R); William Timmons (R); Jeff Van Drew (R); Debbie Lesko (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (16 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 18, 2021 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Mar 3, 2021 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 3, 2021 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 20 2021 | 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: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
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