{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-2243","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 2243","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"LEOSA Reform Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"LEOSA Reform Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"LEOSA Reform Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"LEOSA Reform Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"LEOSA Reform Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"LEOSA Reform Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-03-21","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-05-14","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h128","question":"On Passage","title":"LEOSA Reform Act","result":"Passed","yea":229,"nay":193,"present":0,"not_voting":11,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll128.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","date":"2025-05-15"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-03-21","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"LEOSA Reform Act of 2025"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill broadens the authority for certain law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across state lines."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the bill allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms and ammunition (including magazines) in school zones; in national parks; on state, local, or private property that is open to the public; and in certain federal facilities that are open to the public."},{"k":"p","t":"Further, the bill permits states to reduce the frequency with which retired law enforcement officers must meet certain qualification standards."}],"words":90},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends title 18 of the United States Code to change where and under what qualification standards qualified active and retired law enforcement officers may carry concealed firearms under the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2243/text/eh#H7E923D5B0F2D4445971CCCA13CB878FF"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2243/text/eh#HA7409BE4BD60410188AA3B615654DFF6"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2243/text/eh#HF4AD47EEAE5C42C280671F7F7CDF9DFB"}]},"core_areas":["Concealed firearm carry by qualified active and retired law enforcement officers","Firearms qualification standards for retired law enforcement officers","Firearms in school zones and Federal facilities open to the public"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Adds to the exceptions in the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 an individual authorized by section 926B or 926C of title 18 to carry a concealed firearm.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2243/text/eh#H7E923D5B0F2D4445971CCCA13CB878FF"}},{"text":"Amends sections 926B(a) and 926C(a) so that the carry authority applies notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law or any Secretary of the Interior regulation pertaining to a unit of the National Park System.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2243/text/eh#HA7409BE4BD60410188AA3B615654DFF6"}},{"text":"Limits the state and local law exceptions in sections 926B(b) and 926C(b) so that those laws still apply on property used by a common or contract carrier or on property open to the public, whether or not a fee is charged.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2243/text/eh#HA7409BE4BD60410188AA3B615654DFF6"}},{"text":"Amends the definitions of firearm in sections 926B(e)(2) and 926C(e)(1)(B) to include any magazine.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2243/text/eh#HA7409BE4BD60410188AA3B615654DFF6"}},{"text":"Rewrites the firearms training requirement for retired officers to cover the most recent 12 months, or a greater number of months up to 36 at the option of the State where the individual resides, and lists the standards that count as qualifying.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2243/text/eh#HA7409BE4BD60410188AA3B615654DFF6"}},{"text":"Adds an exception to section 930 of title 18 for possession of a firearm or ammunition in a Facility Security Level I or II civilian public access facility by a qualified law enforcement officer or qualified retired law enforcement officer.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2243/text/eh#HF4AD47EEAE5C42C280671F7F7CDF9DFB"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-05-14","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2243/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2243","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2243/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-2243.png","v":"f777a5d74b25","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 2243, 119th Congress: LEOSA Reform Act. House: 229 Yea, 193 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 14 May 2025."}}