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HR 1545 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Firearms and explosives Law enforcement officers

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2015

Introduced: February 11, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 21, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2015

Amends the federal criminal code to require 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 Bureau; and (2) allows such officers to carry concealed firearms on the premises outside of the secure perimeter of the institution.

What's happening now April 21, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1592 Identical bill Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2015
  • HR 759 Related bill Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016
  • S 368 Identical bill Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 1 Republican 6
D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 7, 2016
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 14, 2016
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Feb 25, 2016
Abraham, Ralph
· Feb 11, 2016
Duffy, Sean
· Feb 11, 2016
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Nov 3, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 2, 2015
Jenkins, Evan
· Jul 23, 2015
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 23, 2015
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Mar 23, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1545: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1545/
MLA
"H.R. 1545: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1545/.
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H.R. 1545, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1545/.
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