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.
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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:
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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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
- Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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