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H.R. 613: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017

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H.R. 613: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-23 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 181 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR613 (2018-05-15), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017

Plain 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.

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Official text

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · 54 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 613, Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 (2017-06-07)

Cosponsors on this site

Tom Emmer (R-MN), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Adam Smith (D-WA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Andy Barr (R-KY), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Roger Williams (R-TX), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC)

Recorded votes

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr613 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115