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HR 2243 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

LEOSA Reform Act

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

In plain language: This bill expands where qualified active-duty and retired law enforcement officers can carry concealed firearms across the nation, overriding several local, state, and federal restrictions. Under the measure, eligible officers can legally carry concealed firearms in school zones, national parks, public buses and trains, and low-security federal buildings open to the public. The bill also allows them to carry ammunition magazines of any capacity and gives retired officers more flexible, less frequent shooting qualification requirements.

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  • Don BaconRep. · Republican · NE · District 2
Provisionalunreviewed: impact, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—Applies to qualified active and retired law enforcement officers nationwide under 18 U.S.C. 926B and 926C, but the operative text does not state a specific headcount.
Fiscal magnitude—The operative text contains no appropriations, revenue provisions, or fiscal figures.
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Policing & funding−20Firearms−45Federal vs. state/local+30

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Provisional: our reading of who it affects, pending review.

Who it helps

  • Qualified active law enforcement officersGains the legal right to carry concealed firearms in school zones, National Park System units, certain low- and medium-security federal civilian buildings open to the public, and on public transit and public-access property regardless of contrary state or local laws, including magazines.provisional
  • Qualified retired law enforcement officersGains expanded concealed-carry rights in school zones, federal civilian facilities, National Park System units, and public transit; additionally gains more flexible firearms qualification options (up to 36-month intervals and certification by any certified instructor or in-state agency).provisional

Who it burdens

  • State and local governmentsState and local laws restricting firearms cannot bar qualified active and retired officers on government-owned property open to the public or on public transit, preempting state and local regulatory authority over those spaces.provisional
  • Common and contract carriersAre restricted from relying on state or local laws to prohibit qualified active or retired officers from carrying concealed firearms on land, rail, or water transportation property.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

Provisional: our reading of what the bill does, pending review.

Show all 6 provisions

  1. Allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms in school zones.

    Sec. 2provisional

  2. Prohibits state and local laws from barring qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from carrying concealed firearms on public transit or on property open to the public.

    Sec. 3(b)provisional

  3. Allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry firearms and ammunition inside low- and medium-security federal civilian buildings open to the public.

    Sec. 4provisional

  4. Extends concealed-carry rights for qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to National Park System units and overrides other federal restrictions that would otherwise prohibit it.

    Sec. 3(a)provisional

  5. Clarifies that concealed-carry protections for qualified active and retired officers extend to firearm magazines.

    Sec. 3(c)provisional

  6. Expands firearms training qualification rules for retired officers by allowing states to extend qualification intervals up to 36 months and permitting qualification through any certified instructor or in-state police agency.

    Sec. 3(d)-(e)provisional

  1. Allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms in school zones.

    Sec. 2provisional

  2. Prohibits state and local laws from barring qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from carrying concealed firearms on public transit or on property open to the public.

    Sec. 3(b)provisional

  3. Allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry firearms and ammunition inside low- and medium-security federal civilian buildings open to the public.

    Sec. 4provisional

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The record

How members voted on LEOSA Reform Act.

Recorded roll calls on this bill, most recent first. Open one to see each member's position.

  • House · May 14, 2025 · YEA-AND-NAY

    On Passage · Passed

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Timeline

How it moved.

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  1. May 15, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. May 14, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 14, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 193 (Roll no. 128). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2024)
  4. May 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 193 (Roll no. 128). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2024)
  5. May 14, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2031-2032)
  6. May 14, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2243, the Chair put the question passage of the bill and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  7. May 14, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  8. May 14, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2243.
  9. May 14, 2025Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243 and H.R. 2255. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243, and H.R. 2255. All bills are being considered under a closed rule with each bill having one motion to recommit.
  10. May 14, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 405. (consideration: CR H2024-2027)
  11. May 13, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 405 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243 and H.R. 2255. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243, and H.R. 2255. All bills are being considered under a closed rule with each bill having one motion to recommit.
  12. Apr 28, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 58.
  13. Apr 28, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-81.
  14. Mar 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 11.
  15. Mar 25, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  16. Mar 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  17. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House
  1. May 15, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. May 14, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 14, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 193 (Roll no. 128). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2024)
  4. May 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 193 (Roll no. 128). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2024)
  5. May 13, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 405 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243 and H.R. 2255. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243, and H.R. 2255. All bills are being considered under a closed rule with each bill having one motion to recommit.
  6. Apr 28, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-81.
  7. Mar 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 11.
  8. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House

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Civic Herald. “LEOSA Reform Act (H.R. 2243, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-2243. Congress.gov record as of Aug 10, 2026.

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