PASS Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2477 To amend the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 to permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified retired law enforcement officers, and per- sons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 3, 2023 Mr. WEBER of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 to permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified retired law enforcement officers, and persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Against School 4 Shootings Act’’ or the ‘‘PASS Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:21 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2477.IH H2477 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 2477 IH SEC. 2. USE OF FIREARMS IN SCHOOL ZONES BY QUALI- 1 FIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, QUALI- 2 FIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI- 3 CERS, AND PERSONS NOT PROHIBITED BY 4 STATE LAW FROM CARRYING A CONCEALED 5 FIREARM. 6 Section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, is 7 amended— 8 (1) in paragraph (2)(B)— 9 (A) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 10 end; 11 (B) in clause (vii), by striking the period 12 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 14 ‘‘(viii) by a person who, under section 926B or 15 926C or the law of a State, may carry a concealed 16 firearm.’’; and 17 (2) in paragraph (3)(B)— 18 (A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 19 end; 20 (B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at 21 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 22 (C) by adding at the end the following: 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:21 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2477.IH H2477 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 2477 IH ‘‘(v) by a person who, under section 926B or 1 926C or the law of a State, may carry a concealed 2 firearm.’’. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:21 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2477.IH H2477 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB