Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB2426
Legislation Overview
Title: Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014
Subject: Correctional facilities and imprisonment: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement officers: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that each chief executive officer of a federal penal or correctional institution: (1) provides a secure storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the institution for qualified law enforcement officers employed by the Bureau to store firearms, or allows such officers to store firearms in a vehicle lockbox approved by the Director; and (2) allows such officers to carry concealed firearms on the premises outside of the secure perimeter of the institution.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 4, 2014
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:SN02426:@@@L&summ2=m&
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Toomey, Pat; Manchin, Joe, III;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 4, 2014 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 12 2014 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
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