[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 771 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 771

   To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the secure 
  storage of a licensed firearm possessed by a Federal judge, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2023

 Mr. Cole (for himself, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Hern, Mr. 
      McHenry, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Lucas, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Kelly of 
Pennsylvania, and Mr. Jackson of Texas) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
 to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the secure 
  storage of a licensed firearm possessed by a Federal judge, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE FOR FEDERAL JUDGES.

    Section 462 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g) Upon request of the Director, the Administrator of General 
Services is authorized and directed to provide, at the official duty 
station of each judge or justice, a secure firearms storage facility 
for any firearm lawfully possessed by that judge or justice.''.

SEC. 3. PROVISION OF SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES.

    Each agency that employs an administrative judge (including any 
administrative law judge appointed under section 3105 of title 5, 
United States Code) shall provide, at the principal duty station of 
that judge, a secure firearms facility for any firearm lawfully 
possessed by that judge.
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