[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2477 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2477

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2023

Mr. Weber of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Against School Shootings 
Act'' or the ``PASS Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF FIREARMS IN SCHOOL ZONES BY QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              OFFICERS, QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND 
              PERSONS NOT PROHIBITED BY STATE LAW FROM CARRYING A 
              CONCEALED FIREARM.

    Section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (vi), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (vii), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(viii) by a person who, under section 926B or 926C or the 
        law of a State, may carry a concealed firearm.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(v) by a person who, under section 926B or 926C or the 
        law of a State, may carry a concealed firearm.''.
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