Safe Bases Act

Bill: 118-hr-391
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-01-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Military facilities and property

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Safe Bases Act</b> <b>of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Defense (DOD) to allow a service member to carry a concealed firearm while on any military installation. DOD must establish a single authority within the department to issue permits for this purpose. To be eligible for a permit, the service member must be on active duty and must not be prohibited under federal law from purchasing, owning, or possessing a firearm.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 391 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2023 Mr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , and Mr. Duncan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an authority to issue permits to certain members of the Armed Forces who seek to carry concealed firearms while on military installations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Bases Act of 2023 . 2. Permits to carry concealed firearms on military installations (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a single element of the Department of Defense to issue, upon request by a covered member, a permit that authorizes that covered member to carry a concealed firearm while on any military installation. (b) Covered member defined In this section, the term covered member means a member of the Armed Forces who— (1) is not prohibited from purchasing, owning, or possessing a firearm under section 922 of title 18, United States Code; and (2) is on active duty.