Safe Students Act

Bill: 114-hr-86
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2015-01-06
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Firearms and explosives
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Safe Students Act</b></p> <p>Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 86 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2015 Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Gohmert , and Mr. Palazzo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Students Act . 2. Repeal of the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act (a) In general Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (q). (b) Related amendments (1) Section 921(a) of such title is amended by striking paragraphs (25) through (27) and redesignating paragraphs (28), (29), and (32) through (35) as paragraphs (25) through (30), respectively. (2) Section 924(a) of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking (k), or (q) and inserting or (k) ; and (B) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively. (3) The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 ( 18 U.S.C. 921 note, 922 note; section 1702 of Public Law 101–647; 104 Stat. 4844–4845) is repealed.