POLICE Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2561
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2017-05-19
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Officers of the Law In Civilian Establishments Act of 2017 or the POLICE Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the restriction on possessing a firearm or other dangerous weapon in a federal facility.</p> <p>Specifically, the prohibition does not apply to the lawful carrying of agency-issued firearms and dangerous weapons by a uniformed law enforcement officer in certain publicly accessible federal facilities.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2561 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2017 Mr. Hollingsworth (for himself and Mr. Reichert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Officers of the Law In Civilian Establishments Act of 2017 or as the POLICE Act of 2017 . 2. Permitting uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms Section 930 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (4) the lawful carrying of agency-issued firearms and other dangerous weapons in Facility Security Level I and II Federal civilian public access facilities by a uniformed officer, agent, or employee of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof, who is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of law. ; and (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following: (4) The term Facility Security Level means a security risk assessment level assigned to a Federal facility by the facility’s security agency in accordance with the biannually issued Interagency Security Committee Standard. (5) The term civilian public access facility means a facility open to the general public. (6) The term uniformed officer, agent, or employee means an officer, agent, or employee wearing a clearly identifiable agency standard-issued uniform with a clearly identifiable agency-issued identification badge. .