3.0.0 1162 2023-01-11T13:27:17Z 2023-01-11T13:27:17Z Senate S 2015-04-30 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-04-30T19:36:36Z Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 114 2137 HR 2016-06-22 Became Public Law No: 114-180. Related bill CRS 2015-04-30 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-04-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. N B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2015-05-13 False Crime and Law Enforcement Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Firearms and explosives Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Law enforcement officers Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-04-30 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-13T21:20:46Z Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015

Grants covered federal law enforcement officers the same rights to carry a government-issued firearm during a covered furlough as they had before such furlough was in effect.

Defines: (1) "covered federal law enforcement officer" to mean any agency employee who has the authority to make arrests or apprehensions for or prosecute violations of federal law and who, on the day before the applicable covered furlough begins, is authorized by the agency to carry a firearm in the course of official duties; and (2) "covered furlough" to mean a planned event by an agency during which employees are involuntarily furloughed due to downsizing, reduced funding, lack of work, or any budget situation other than a lapse in appropriations, and an event during which agency employees are involuntarily furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations.

]]> Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 Display Title Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to ensure their own safety, and the safety of their families, during a covered furlough. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1162is/xml/BILLS-114s1162is.xml 2015-04-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.