Safe Students Act

Bill: 118-hr-2502
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2023-04-06
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Firearms and explosives
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Safe Students Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals provisions of federal criminal law that prohibit the possession or discharge of a firearm in a school zone.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2502 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2023 Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Biggs , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Brecheen , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Clyde , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mr. Gosar , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Ms. Hageman , Mr. LaMalfa , Mrs. Luna , Mr. McClintock , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Mooney , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Perry , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Roy , and Mr. Rosendale ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Students Act . 2. Repeal of the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act (a) In general Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (q). (b) Related amendments (1) Section 921(a) of such title is amended by striking paragraphs (25) through (27) and redesignating paragraphs (28), (29), and (32) through (37) as paragraphs (25) through (32), respectively. (2) Section 924(a) of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking (k), or (q) and inserting or (k) ; and (B) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively. (3) The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 ( 18 U.S.C. 921 note, 922 note; section 1702 of Public Law 101–647 ; 104 Stat. 4844–4845) is repealed.