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H.R. 218: Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004

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H.R. 218: Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2003-01-07 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-277.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-01-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-277. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004

Plain summary

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize qualified law enforcement officers (including certain qualified retired officers) carrying the photographic identification issued by their governmental agency, notwithstanding State or local laws, to carry a concealed firearm. Provides that such authorization shall not supersede State laws that: (1) permit private entities to prohibit the possession of concealed firearms on their property; or (2) prohibit the possession of firearms on State or local government property. Excludes from the definition of "firearm" any machine gun, firearm silencer, or destructive device.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] · 297 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 218, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2003 (2004-06-22); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 218, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2003 (2004-06-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Ken Calvert (R-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) and 237 more.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

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Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr218 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108