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S679Referred to Committee

LEOSA Reform Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-20
Introduced
12
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

John Kennedy
John Kennedy
Republican · LA · Senator
Votes with party: 33.3% (318 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000393

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (12)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Bill Hagerty (R-TN)Original· 2025-02-20
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)Original· 2025-02-20
  • James C. Justice (R-WV)Original· 2025-02-20
  • John Cornyn (R-TX)Original· 2025-02-20
  • Pete Ricketts (R-NE)Original· 2025-02-20
  • Rick Scott (R-FL)Original· 2025-02-20
  • Thom Tillis (R-NC)Original· 2025-02-20
  • Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)· 2025-02-27
  • Roger Marshall (R-KS)· 2026-02-03
  • Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)· 2026-02-25
  • Jon Husted (R-OH)· 2026-03-17
  • Lindsey Graham (R-SC)· 2026-04-28

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-02-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-20
  • Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-02-20

Plain-English Summary

LEOSA Reform Act This bill broadens the authority for certain individuals to carry concealed firearms in school zones and across state lines. Specifically, the bill exempts the following categories of individuals from the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone: certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms under federal law, and individuals who are allowed to carry concealed firearms under the law of a state. Additionally, the bill allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms and ammunition (including magazines) 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. Finally, the bill permits states to reduce the frequency with which retired law enforcement officers must meet certain qualification standards.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
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