S. 679 119th Congress Senate

LEOSA Reform Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed w… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 20, 2025 Introduced by: John Kennedy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosivesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyLaw enforcement officers

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Introduced in Senate

Feb 20, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jun 29, 2011	Senate · vote #101	On Passage of the Bill S. 679	Passed	79–20	See who voted →

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

LEOSA Reform Act

This bill broadens the authority for certain individuals to carry concealed firearms in school zones and across state lines.

Specifically, the bill exempts the following categories of individuals from the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone:

certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms under federal law, and
individuals who are allowed to carry concealed firearms under the law of a state.

Additionally, the bill allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms and ammunition (including magazines) in national parks; on state, local, or private property that is open to the public; and in certain federal facilities that are open to the public.

Finally, the bill permits states to reduce the frequency with which retired law enforcement officers must meet certain qualification standards.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 52

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

STEPTOE LLP
for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
for BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
for NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
for NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
for NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
52 filings
SENATE
52 filings
White House Office
29 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
28 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
28 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
24 filings
Surface Transportation Board (STB)
12 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
12 filings

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Cosponsors 13