Congressional Personal Safety Act

Bill: 115-hr-2945
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2017-06-20
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Members of Congress

U.S. Capitol
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Congressional Personal Safety Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a Member of Congress who is carrying a valid Member identification document and who is not otherwise prohibited from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm to carry a firearm for any lawful purpose: (1) in any state; and (2) in the Capitol Buildings, other than the U.S. Capitol, and on the Capitol Grounds.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2945 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2017 Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To grant Members of Congress the right to carry a firearm anywhere in the United States, except in the United States Capitol.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Personal Safety Act . 2. Right of Member of Congress to carry a firearm anywhere in the United States, except in the United States Capitol (a) In general Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C the following: 926D. Carrying of firearms by Members of Congress (a) A Member of Congress who is carrying the identification required by subsection (b) and who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm may carry a firearm for any lawful purpose— (1) in any State, notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation of the State or any political subdivision thereof; and (2) in the Capitol Buildings (as described in section 5101 of title 40, United States Code) other than the United States Capitol, and on the United States Capitol Grounds (as described in section 5102 of such title), notwithstanding section 5104(e)(1) of such title. (b) The identification required by this subsection is the photographic identification issued by a House of the Congress that identifies the person photographed as a Member of that House. (c) In this section, the term Member of Congress means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926C the following: 926D. Carrying of firearms by Member of Congress. .