S. 1132: Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010
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S. 1132: Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-21 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-272.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-272. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 11, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to include a law enforcement officer of the Amtrak Police Department and the Federal Reserve or a law enforcement or police officer of the executive branch as a qualified law enforcement officer eligible to carry concealed firearms. Expands the definition of "firearm" to include ammunition not expressly prohibited by federal law or subject to the provisions of the National Firearms Act. Revises the definition of "qualified retired law enforcement officer" to: (1) include officers separated (currently, retired) in good standing from service with a public agency as a law enforcement officer; and (2) reduce the years-of-service requirement for such officers from 15 to 10 years. Revises: (1) requirements for firearms certification for such separated officers to allow firearms training in accordance with the standards of the officer's former agency, the state in which such officer resides, or if such state has not established training standards, standards established by a law enforcement agency within the state or those used by a certified firearms instructor; and (2) mental health requirements for such officers.
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Official text
Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · 3 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1132, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010 (2010-03-19); CBO cost estimate: S. 1132, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010 (2010-03-19)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1132.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s1132 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111