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HR 2513 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfare Elementary and secondary education Firearms and explosives Law enforcement officers School administration

Police Officers Protecting Children Act

Introduced: July 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 18, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Police Officers Protecting Children Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to specify that certain retired and off-duty law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms are not subject to the federal prohibitions on possessing or discharging a firearm in a school zone.

What's happening now June 23, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 38 Related bill Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
Rooney, Francis
· Mar 1, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Sep 26, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jul 12, 2017
Pittenger, Robert
· Jul 12, 2017
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 12, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2513: Police Officers Protecting Children Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2513/
MLA
"H.R. 2513: Police Officers Protecting Children Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2513/.
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H.R. 2513, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2513/.
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[H.R. 2513: Police Officers Protecting Children Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2513/)
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