POLICE Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3250
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2021-05-14
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting Officers of the Law In Civilian Establishments Act of 2021 or the POLICE Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies federal restrictions on the possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in federal facilities.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill permits uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms and dangerous weapons in certain federal facilities that are open to the general public.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3250 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2021 Mr. Hollingsworth (for himself, Mr. Budd , and Mr. Rutherford ) 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 2021 or as the POLICE Act of 2021 . 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. .