Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 22, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-180.
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.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Passed HouseMay 10, 2016
- Passed SenateJun 10, 2016
- To the PresidentJun 17, 2016
- Became lawJun 22, 2016Public Law 114-180
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015
(Sec. 4) This bill authorizes a federal law enforcement officer to carry a government-issued firearm during a covered furlough (i.e., a planned event during which an agency involuntarily furloughs employees due to downsizing, reduced funding, lack of work, or budget constraints including a lapse in appropriations).
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2015 to Mar 21, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Mar 21, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2015Markup Apr 27, 2016Reported May 10, 2016 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2015Discharged Apr 22, 2016 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2016Signed by President.
- Jun 22, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-180.
- Jun 17, 2016Presented to President.
- Jun 10, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3811-3812)
- Jun 10, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 11, 2016Received in the Senate, read twice.
- May 10, 2016Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-543.
- May 10, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419.
- May 10, 2016Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 10, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2186-2189)
- May 10, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2137.
- May 10, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2186-2187)
- May 10, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 27, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 27, 2016Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Apr 22, 2016Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
- May 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 30, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 S3811 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jun 10, 2016 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E711 | Richard Hudson R-NC | May 16, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2186–H2189Text printed H2186 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Doug Collins R-GA, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Ted Poe R-TX | May 10, 2016 |
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 estimate
- May 10, 2016H.R. 2137, Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 27, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 64, April 30, 2015, page H2770.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1162 | Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 30, 2015 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to ensure their own safety, and the safety of their families, during a covered furlough.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 11, 2016Received in Senate
- May 10, 2016Reported in House
- May 10, 2016Engrossed in House
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in House
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.
