US HB3199 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 22)
Status: Introduced on September 26 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 26 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Safe Military Bases Act - Repeals: (1) Army Regulation 190-14, entitled "Carrying of Firearms and Use of Force for Law Enforcement and Security Duties"; and (2) Department of Defense Directive Number 5210.56, entitled "Use of Deadly Force and the Carrying of Firearms by DOD Personnel Engaged in Law Enforcement and Security Duties." Nullifies any provision in any other law, rule, regulation, or executive order that prohibits military personnel trained in firearms from carrying officially issued or personally owned firearms on military bases. Prohibits: (1) the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretaries of the military departments from reinstating the firearm bans repealed in this Act or enacting similar restrictions; and (2) the President from taking any executive action, promulgating any rule, or issuing any executive order or regulation to prohibit military personnel from carrying firearms.
Title
Safe Military Bases Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX] | Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI] | Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT] | Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA] |
| Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX] | Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH] |
| Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX] | Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX] | Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD] | Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS] |
| Rep. Steve King [R-IA] | Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA] | Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL] | Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX] |
| Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS] | Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA] | Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL] | Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN] |
| Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX] | Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| 2013-10-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| 2013-09-26 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2013-09-26 | House | Referred to House Armed Services |
| 2013-09-26 | House | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Firearms and explosives
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Firearms and explosives
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3199/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3199/BILLS-113hr3199ih.pdf |
