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HR454Referred to Committee

Safe Bases Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-15
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

W. Gregory Steube
W. Gregory Steube
Republican · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 90.5% (589 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001214

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

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

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2025-01-15

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2025-01-15

Plain-English Summary

Safe Bases Act of 2025 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.

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

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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