Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB3115
Legislation Overview
Title: Enhancing Safety at Military Installations Act
Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Department of Defense: Firearms and explosives: Military facilities and property: Military personnel and dependents: Armed forces and national security
Description: Enhancing Safety at Military Installations Act This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to issue a new directive authorizing trained military personnel to carry military-issued firearms on military bases and Armed Forces recruitment facilities. Army Regulation 190-14, entitled "Carrying of Firearms and Use of Force for Law Enforcement and Security Duties," and DOD Directive Number 5210.56, entitled "Use of Deadly Force and the Carrying of Firearms by DOD Personnel Engaged in Law Enforcement and Security Duties" are repealed. Any provision in any other law, rule, regulation, or executive order that prohibits trained military personnel from carrying officially issued firearms on military bases and Armed Forces recruitment facilities shall have no force or effect. Trained military personnel shall not be prohibited from carrying officially issued firearms on military bases or Armed Forces recruitment facilities.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: September 8, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3115/all-info
Sponsors
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73 sponsors: Scott DesJarlais (R); Marsha Blackburn (R); John Duncan (R); David Reichert (R); Diane Black (R); David Roe (R); Charles Fleischmann (R); Steve Cohen (D); Tom Graves (R); Jim Cooper (D); Stephen Fincher (R); Earl Carter (R); Candice Miller (R); Ralph Abraham (D); Frank Guinta (R); Jeff Miller (R); Mike D. Rogers (R); Austin Scott (R); David Young (R); Steve Chabot (R); Bruce Westerman (R); Leonard Lance (R); Paul Gosar (R); Matt Salmon (R); Jody Hice (R); Jeff Duncan (R); Mick Mulvaney (R); Barry Loudermilk (R); Mark Meadows (R); Dave Brat (R); Mo Brooks (R); Ted Yoho (R); Kristi Noem (R); Jason Smith (R); Cresent Hardy (R); Duncan Hunter (R); Bill Shuster (R); Mark Sanford (R); Patrick McHenry (R); Cynthia Lummis (R); Jason Chaffetz (R); John Mica (R); Jeb Hensarling (R); Darrell Issa (R); Keith Rothfus (R); Blake Farenthold (R); Sam Johnson (R); Gus Bilirakis (R); Mark Walker (R); Eric Crawford (R); Michael Simpson (R); Brian Babin (R); Doug LaMalfa (R); Chris Collins (R); Ryan Zinke (R); Walter Jones (R); Gary Palmer (R); Lamar Smith (R); Bob Goodlatte (R); Glenn Thompson (R); Scott Rigell (R); Mia Love (R); Vern Buchanan (R); Charles Boustany (R); Pete Olson (R); Dan Newhouse (R); Sean Duffy (R); Blaine Luetkemeyer (R); Marlin Stutzman (R); Bruce Poliquin (R); Lee Zeldin (R); Virginia Foxx (R); Tim Murphy (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 17% (73 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Sep 8, 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jul 20, 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jul 20, 2015 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| House | Jul 20, 2015 | Referred to House Armed Services |
| House | Jul 20, 2015 | Referred to House Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 22 2015 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
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