US Congress House Bill 2951 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on June 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed handgun anywhere in the United States, with exceptions. This bill allows a Member of Congress to carry a concealed handgun for any lawful purpose anywhere in the United States, except on the grounds of the White House, wherever the U.S. Secret Service is prohibiting the possession of a firearm, or on an air carrier (unless the Member has successfully completed the federal flight deck officer training program), provided that such Member: is carrying the photographic identification issued by a chamber of Congress that identifies him or her as a Member; has been issued a license or permit to carry a concealed handgun by a state or the United States Capitol Police; and is not otherwise prohibited under federal law from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm. The Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police is authorized to issue such a license or permit. The Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account and the House of Representatives' Members' Representational Allowance may be used to pay for a a Member's participation in the federal flight deck officer training program, which the Department of Homeland Security must make available.

To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed handgun anywhere in the United States, with exceptions.

Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-06-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
2017-06-20	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-06-20	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-06-20	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-06-20	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2951/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2951/BILLS-115hr2951ih.pdf