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H.R. 4825 116th Congress House

Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2019

Official title: 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.

Introduced: October 23, 2019 Introduced by: Tom Cole Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosivesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyJudgesProtection of officials
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Nov 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 15, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2019

This bill allows the General Services Administration, upon request of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, to provide a secure firearms storage facility at the official duty station of each judge or justice for any lawfully possessed firearm by the judge or justice. Agencies that employ an administrative judge must provide a secure firearms facility at the principal duty station of that judge for any lawfully possessed firearm by the judge.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6561 Reintroduced Bill Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Oct 23, 2019
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Oct 23, 2019
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Oct 23, 2019
McHenry, Patrick
· Oct 23, 2019
Mullin, Markwayne
· Oct 23, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4825: Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4825/
MLA
"H.R. 4825: Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4825/.
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H.R. 4825, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4825/.
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