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HR 2561 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Law enforcement officers

POLICE Act of 2017

Introduced: May 9, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 15, 2018
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
Jun 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 19, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 19, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Officers of the Law In Civilian Establishments Act of 2017 or the POLICE Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the restriction on possessing a firearm or other dangerous weapon in a federal facility.

Specifically, the prohibition does not apply to the lawful carrying of agency-issued firearms and dangerous weapons by a uniformed law enforcement officer in certain publicly accessible federal facilities.

What's happening now May 17, 2018

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 7
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Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · May 9, 2018
Hice, Jody
· May 9, 2018
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · May 9, 2018
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Apr 27, 2018
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 27, 2018
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Apr 24, 2018
Bishop, Mike
· Feb 27, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 27, 2018
Mitchell, Paul
· Jan 19, 2018
Collins, Doug
· Jan 11, 2018
Donovan, Daniel
· Jan 11, 2018
Knight, Stephen
· Jan 11, 2018
Noem, Kristi
· Jan 11, 2018
Byrne, Bradley
· Jul 13, 2017
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · May 23, 2017
Reichert, David
· May 19, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2561: POLICE Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2561/
MLA
"H.R. 2561: POLICE Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2561/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2561, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2561/.
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[H.R. 2561: POLICE Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2561/)
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