Protect Our Prosecutors and Judges Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Expands federal concealed-carry authority under 18 U.S.C. 926B to cover qualified prosecutors and qualified Federal judges, subject to specified identification and firearms qualification certifications.
Who Benefits and How
Prosecutors and Federal judges facing safety threats could gain broader ability to carry concealed firearms across jurisdictions if they satisfy the bill's qualification rules.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Employing agencies, States, and firearms instructors would need to support qualification and certification processes tied to the new carry authority.
Key Provisions
- Adds qualified prosecutors and qualified Federal judges to the federal concealed-carry authority now used by qualified law enforcement officers.
- Sets out identification and firearms qualification certification rules for prosecutors and Federal judges.
- Defines the covered firearm and the terms qualified prosecutor and qualified Federal judge.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands federal concealed-carry authority under 18 U.S.C. 926B to cover qualified prosecutors and qualified Federal judges, subject to specified identification and firearms qualification certifications.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Expands federal concealed-carry authority under 18 U.S.C. 926B to cover qualified prosecutors and qualified Federal judges, subject to specified identification and firearms qualification certifications.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Qualified prosecutors and qualified Federal judges seeking additional personal security through concealed carry authority
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Agencies, States, and instructors responsible for qualification and certification processes tied to the new authority
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Agencies, States, and firearms instructors responsible for qualification and certification of covered prosecutors and judges, Qualified prosecutors and qualified Federal judges authorized to carry concealed firearms under the expanded federal framework
Positive-direction: Qualified prosecutors and qualified Federal judges authorized to carry concealed firearms under the expanded federal framework
Negative-direction: Agencies, States, and firearms instructors responsible for qualification and certification of covered prosecutors and judges
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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