Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB2561
Legislation Overview
Title: POLICE Act of 2017 Protecting Officers of the Law In Civilian Establishments Act of 2017
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Firearms and explosives: Government buildings, facilities, and property: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management: Law enforcement officers
Description: POLICE Act of 2017 Protecting Officers of the Law In Civilian Establishments Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the restriction on possessing a firearm or other dangerous weapon in a federal facility. Specifically, the prohibition does not apply to the lawful carrying of agency-issued firearms and dangerous weapons by a uniformed law enforcement officer in certain publically accessible federal facilities.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Last Action Date: May 17, 2018
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2561/all-info
Sponsors
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21 sponsors: Trey Hollingsworth (R); David Reichert (R); John Rutherford (R); Bradley Byrne (R); Matt Gaetz (R); Steven Palazzo (R); Doug Collins (R); Daniel Donovan; Kristi Noem (R); Stephen Knight (R); Blaine Luetkemeyer (R); Paul Mitchell (R); Mike Bishop (R); Ralph Norman (R); Claudia Tenney (R); Ted Budd (R); Tom Cole (R); David Kustoff (R); Tom Emmer (R); Jody Hice (R); Larry Bucshon (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (21 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 17, 2018 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| House | May 17, 2018 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| House | May 15, 2018 | Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged. |
| House | Jun 23, 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | May 19, 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | May 19, 2017 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 27 2017 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
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