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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 545
To amend title 40, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress
and their employees from carrying firearms in the Capitol building,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 28, 2021
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. NORTON, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. HASTINGS, Miss
RICE of New York, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. SCAN-
LON, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. TORRES
of New York, Ms. CHU, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CASE, Mr.
AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. CARSON, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ,
Ms. LEE of California, Ms. MENG, Mr. BEYER, Mr. JONES, Ms. WILSON
of Florida, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. EVANS, and Ms. STE-
VENS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 40, United States Code, to prevent Members
of Congress and their employees from carrying firearms
in the Capitol building, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Congressional Gun
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Loophole Act’’.
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SEC. 2. CAPITOL GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS SECURITY.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5104(e)(1) of title 40,
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United States Code, is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by redesignating
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clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subclauses (I), (II), and
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(III), respectively, and moving the margins 2 ems to
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the right;
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(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and
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(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving
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the margins 2 ems to the right;
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(3) by striking ‘‘An individual’’ and inserting
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the following:
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual’’; and
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(4) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
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paragraph (A), the Capitol Police Board may
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not authorize or permit a Member of Congress
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or an employee of such Member of Congress to
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carry on or have readily accessible to such
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Member or employee a firearm, except a Mem-
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ber or employee may store a firearm in a car
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owned by such Member or employee that is
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parked in a garage in the Capitol complex if the
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Member or employee is in compliance with the
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firearms laws of the District of Columbia for
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the lawful possession of such firearm and such
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firearm is locked with a gun lock while on the
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Capitol complex.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 15 days
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after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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