Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2002
Latest action · Nov 19, 2002 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 107-345. Minority views filed.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2002 to Oct 15, 2002; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | May 8, 2002 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | May 8, 2002 |
| D-GA | Max Cleland | Original | May 8, 2002 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | May 8, 2002 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | May 8, 2002 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | May 8, 2002 |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | May 14, 2002 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-VA | George Allen | May 20, 2002 | |
| D-NJ | Robert G. Torricelli | Jun 3, 2002 | |
| R-VA | John Warner | Jun 4, 2002 | |
| R-OK | Don Nickles | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| D-SC | Strom Thurmond | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| R-NC | Jesse Helms | Jun 13, 2002 | |
| D-GA | Zell Miller | Jun 20, 2002 | |
| D-NC | John Edwards | Jun 24, 2002 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Jun 27, 2002 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Jun 27, 2002 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Jun 28, 2002 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Jul 9, 2002 | |
| R-AR | Tim Hutchinson | Jul 9, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jul 10, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Jul 10, 2002 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Jul 15, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jul 15, 2002 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jul 18, 2002 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Jul 22, 2002 | |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Jul 23, 2002 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Jul 23, 2002 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Jul 30, 2002 | |
| R-NH | Bob Smith | Jul 30, 2002 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Sep 3, 2002 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Sep 11, 2002 | |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Sep 19, 2002 | |
| R-AK | Frank H. Murkowski | Sep 26, 2002 | |
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Oct 1, 2002 | |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Oct 4, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Oct 15, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 8, 2002Hearings Jul 23, 2002Markup Nov 14, 2002Reported Nov 15, 2002 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2002By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 107-345. Minority views filed.
- Nov 14, 2002Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Nov 14, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 761.
- Nov 14, 2002Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
- Sep 19, 2002Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4073 | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | May 8, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Nov 19, 2002S. 2480, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 14, 2002</p>
- Nov 19, 2002S. 2480, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 14, 2002
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-935 | S. 2480: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY ACT71 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jul 23, 2002 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from state laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2002
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2002Reported to Senate
- May 8, 2002Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
