S. 1307 119th Congress Senate

Police Officers Protecting Children Act

Official title: A bill to allow certain qualified law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms to protect children in school zones.

Introduced: April 4, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Sheehy Republican · Montana See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

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To President

Became law

Apr 4, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 4, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jun 30, 2005	Senate · vote #170	On Passage of the Bill S. 1307	Passed	54–45	See who voted →
Jun 29, 2005	Senate · vote #169	On the Motion to Proceed S. 1307	Agreed To	61–34	See who voted →

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 11

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
for GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · Virginia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
for GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
11 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
11 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
11 filings
SENATE
11 filings
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 1

Justice, James C.

West Virginia · Apr 4, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1307: Police Officers Protecting Children Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1307/

MLA

"S. 1307: Police Officers Protecting Children Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1307/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 1307, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1307/.

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[S. 1307: Police Officers Protecting Children Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1307/)