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Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017


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Introduced
01/23/2017
In Committee
04/27/2017
Crossed Over
05/16/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to allow a correctional officer at a federal prison or correctional institution to: (1) store firearms on BOP premises in a secure storage area outside the security perimeter of the institution or in a vehicle lockbox, and (2) carry a concealed firearm on BOP premises outside the security perimeter of the institution.

AI Summary

This bill, the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017, amends federal law to require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to allow correctional officers to store firearms in a secure area outside the prison's perimeter or in a vehicle lockbox, and to carry concealed firearms on BOP premises outside the perimeter. The bill is intended to address incidents of assaults and murders of off-duty BOP correctional officers, and to provide them with the same self-protection rights granted to other law enforcement officers under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004.

Committee Categories

Justice, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (55)

David McKinley (R)* Ralph Abraham (R),  Rick Allen (R),  Brian Babin (R),  Lou Barletta (R),  Andy Barr (R),  Andy Biggs (R),  Dave Brat (R),  Michael Burgess (R),  Tom Cole (R),  K. Michael Conaway (R),  Paul Cook (R),  Jeff Duncan (R),  Neal Dunn (R),  Tom Emmer (R),  Blake Farenthold (R),  John Faso (R),  Kay Granger (R),  Morgan Griffith (R),  Richard Hudson (R),  Evan Jenkins (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Walter Jones (R),  Ron Kind (D),  Peter King (R),  Doug LaMalfa (R),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Billy Long (R),  Frank Lucas (R),  Thomas MacArthur (R),  Tom Marino (R),  Brian Mast (R),  Markwayne Mullin (R),  Richard Nolan (D),  Donald Norcross (D),  Ralph Norman (R),  Robert Pittenger (R),  Ted Poe (R),  David Reichert (R),  Hal Rogers (R),  Dana Rohrabacher (R),  Dennis Ross (R),  Keith Rothfus (R),  Steve Russell (R),  John Rutherford (R),  Tim Ryan (D),  Adam Smith (D),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Scott Tipton (R),  David Valadao (R),  Filemón Vela (D),  Peter Visclosky (D),  Timothy Walz (D),  Randy Weber (R),  Roger Williams (R), 

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 05/16/2018)

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