3.0.0 2477 2024-07-24T15:22:58Z 2024-07-24T15:22:58Z House H HR 2023-04-03 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 59 (Monday, April 3, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WEBER of Texas:H.R. 2477.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To protect schools.[Page H1699]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-04-03T18:00:45Z Police Officers Protecting Children Act 118 1650 HR 2023-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS LEOSA Reform Act 118 1462 S 2023-05-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2023-04-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 N B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2023-04-17 False Crime and Law Enforcement Crime and Law Enforcement 2023-04-19T18:30:21Z 00 2023-04-03 Introduced in House 2023-10-04T13:31:04Z Protect Against School Shootings Act or the PASS Act

This bill broadens the authority for certain individuals to carry concealed firearms in a school zone.

Specifically, the bill exempts the following categories of individuals from the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone:

  • certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms under federal law, and
  • individuals who are allowed to carry concealed firearms under the law of a state.
]]> PASS Act Display Title 45 PASS Act 2024-07-24T15:22:58Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Protect Against School Shootings Act 2024-05-24T13:41:13Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 PASS Act 2024-05-24T13:41:13Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 to permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified retired law enforcement officers, and persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone. 2024-03-18T20:35:22Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2477ih/xml/BILLS-118hr2477ih.xml 2023-04-03 Referred to the House 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.