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H.R. 6561 117th Congress House

Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2022

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: February 2, 2022 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 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Feb 2, 2022
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.
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2022

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 firearm lawfully possessed 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 firearm lawfully possessed by the judge.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 771 Reintroduced Bill Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2023
  • HR 4825 Reintroduction of Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 2, 2022
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Feb 2, 2022
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Feb 2, 2022
McHenry, Patrick
· Feb 2, 2022
Mullin, Markwayne
· Feb 2, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6561: Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6561/
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"H.R. 6561: Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6561/.
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H.R. 6561, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6561/.
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