Department of the Treasury Officer Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2849
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-05-20
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Department of the Treasury

Firearms and explosives

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Department of the Treasury Officer Protection Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill allows a law enforcement officer who is employed by the Department of the Treasury to carry a service weapon home and store it in his or her residence while off duty. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2849 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2019 Ms. Norton (for herself and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To permit law enforcement officers of the Department of the Treasury to carry service weapons to their place of residence while off duty, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of the Treasury Officer Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Authority for law enforcement officers of the Department of the Treasury to carry service weapon to officer’s place of residence (a) In general Any law enforcement officer employed by the Department of the Treasury shall be allowed to carry the officer’s service weapon to, and store the service weapon in, the officer’s place of residence while such officer is off duty. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term law enforcement officer means an employee the duties of whose position include— (A) the investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States; or (B) the protection of officials of the United States against threats to personal safety; and (2) the term service weapon means any firearm (as that term is defined in section 921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code) used by a law enforcement officer when carrying out the officer’s official duties.