Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2022
This bill allows the General Services Administration, upon request of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, to provide a secure firearms storage facility at the official duty station of each judge or justice for any firearm lawfully possessed by the judge or justice. Agencies that employ an administrative judge must provide a secure firearms facility at the principal duty station of that judge for any firearm lawfully possessed by the judge.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6561 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6561
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the secure
storage of a licensed firearm possessed by a Federal judge, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 2, 2022
Mr. Cole (for himself, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Hudson, Mr.
McHenry, and Mr. Hern) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the
Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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
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A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the secure
storage of a licensed firearm possessed by a Federal judge, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of
2022''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE FOR FEDERAL JUDGES.
Section 462 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(g) Upon request of the Director, the Administrator of General
Services is authorized and directed to provide, at the official duty
station of each judge or justice, a secure firearms storage facility
for any firearm lawfully possessed by that judge or justice.''.
SEC. 3. PROVISION OF SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES.
Each agency that employs an administrative judge (including any
administrative law judge appointed under section 3105 of title 5,
United States Code) shall provide, at the principal duty station of
that judge, a secure firearms facility for any firearm lawfully
possessed by that judge.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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