HR1566-118

Introduced

To permit employees of the House of Representatives who are authorized to possess certain weapons in the District of Columbia to bring such weapons into House Office Buildings for secure storage, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 10, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires short title; findings This Act may be cited as the Safe Storage Lockers for House Office Buildings Act, creates authorizing House employees to bring certain self-defense weapons into House office buildings An individual who is an employee of the House of Representatives may bring a weapon described in subsection (b) into, and requires provision of safe storage lockers at building entrances. It relies on compliance mandates, delegation of rulemaking, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk and Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities could face reduced risk.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties and Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Requires short title; findings This Act may be cited as the Safe Storage Lockers for House Office Buildings Act.
  • Creates authorizing House employees to bring certain self-defense weapons into House office buildings An individual who is an employee of the House of Representatives may bring a weapon described in subsection (b) into...
  • Requires provision of safe storage lockers at building entrances.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires short title; findings This Act may be cited as the Safe Storage Lockers for House Office Buildings Act, creates authorizing House employees to bring certain self-defense weapons into House office buildings An individual who is an employee of the House of Representatives may bring a weapon described in subsection (b) into, and requires provision of safe storage lockers at building entrances.

Key Policy Areas

Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

The bill requires short title; findings This Act may be cited as the Safe Storage Lockers for House Office Buildings Act, creates authorizing House employees to bring certain self-defense weapons into House office buildings An individual who is an employee of the House of Representatives may bring a weapon described in subsection (b) into, and requires provision of safe storage lockers at building entrances.

Policy Domains

Law Enforcement Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
  • Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
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Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities:
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause: ,
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
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Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities: ,
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause: , ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 10, 2023

Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Law Enforcement
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+1 positive -2 negative

Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities

Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities faces effects in multiple directions

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

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Domains
Law Enforcement Criminal Justice

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