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H.R. 2541: Police Officers Protecting Children Act

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H.R. 2541: Police Officers Protecting Children Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-27 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  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

Police Officers Protecting Children Act

Plain summary

Police Officers Protecting Children Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to provide that the prohibitions against possessing or discharging a firearm in a school zone shall not apply to off-duty or retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry a concealed firearm.

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Official text

Police Officers Protecting Children Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · 37 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Tom Cole (R-OK), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John R. Carter (R-TX), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Jason Smith (R-MO), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2541 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113