119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 20, 2025
LEOSA Reform Act
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Latest action (Feb 20, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 20, 2025)
LEOSA Reform Act
This bill broadens the authority for certain individuals to carry concealed firearms in school zones and across state lines.
Specifically, the bill exempts the following categories of individuals from the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone:
• certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms under federal law, and
• individuals who are allowed to carry concealed firearms under the law of a state.
Additionally, the bill allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms and ammunition (including magazines) in national parks; on state, local, or private property that is open to the public; and in certain federal facilities that are open to the public.
Show the full summary (1 more paragraphs)Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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Firearms and explosives · Government buildings, facilities, and property · Law enforcement officers
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PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
LEOSA Reform Act (H.R. 2243 / S. 679); Modern Firearm Safety Act (H.R. 4676); Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act (H.R. 2189 / S. 1283); Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38 / S. 65).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Amendment Restoration Act of 2025; H.R. 1041/S.478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 962: Defending Veterans Second Amendment Rights Act; H.R. 2243/S.679: LEOSA Reform Act; H.R. 404/S.364: Hearing Protection Act; H.R. 472: Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 60: Knife Owners Protection Act of 2025; H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$930,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.679, LEOSA Reform Act, All matters pertaining to railroad H.R.2243, LEOSA Reform Act, All matters pertaining to railroad H.R.2853, Combating Organized Retail Crime…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
LEOSA Reform Act (H.R. 2243 / S. 679); Modern Firearm Safety Act (H.R. 4676); Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act (H.R. 2189 / S. 1283); Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38 / S. 65).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Homeland Security
$930,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 578/HR 1294 - BEST Facilitation Act HR 2243/S.679 - LEOSA Reform Act of 2025 S. 1404/HR 2853 - Combating Organized Retail Crime Act HR 4092 - Protect RAIL Act S. 1852/HR 3630 - International Bridge Port of Ent…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Amendment Restoration Act of 2025; H.R. 1041/S.478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 962: Defending Veterans Second Amendment Rights Act; H.R. 2243/S.679: LEOSA Reform Act; H.R. 404/S.364: Hearing Protection Act; H.R. 472: Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 60: Knife Owners Protection Act of 2025; H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$960,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.679, LEOSA Reform Act, All matters pertaining to railroad H.R.2243, LEOSA Reform Act, All matters pertaining to railroad H.R.2853, Combating Organized Retail Crime…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…improve the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers; entire bill. S. 679, the LEOSA Reform Act," legislation to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and provisions relating t…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…improve the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers; entire bill. S. 679, the LEOSA Reform Act," legislation to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and provisions relating t…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
LEOSA Reform Act (H.R. 2243 / S. 679); Modern Firearm Safety Act (H.R. 4676); Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act (H.R. 2189 / S. 1283); Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38 / S. 65).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Amendment Restoration Act of 2025; H.R. 1041/S.478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 962: Defending Veterans Second Amendment Rights Act; H.R. 2243/S.679: LEOSA Reform Act; H.R. 404/S.364: Hearing Protection Act; H.R. 472: Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 60: Knife Owners Protection Act of 2025; H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Homeland Security
$1,490,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 578/HR 1294 - BEST Facilitation Act HR 2243/S.679 - LEOSA Reform Act of 2025 S. 1404/HR 2853 - Combating Organized Retail Crime Act HR 4092 - Protect RAIL Act S. 1852/HR 3630 - International Bridge Port of Ent…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$940,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.679, LEOSA Reform Act, All matters pertaining to railroad H.R.2243, LEOSA Reform Act, All matters pertaining to railroad H.R.2853, Combating Organized Retail Crime…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Apr 8, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$545,728
Spent on own lobbying
…t S. 478 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 S. 560 - EAGLES Act of 2025 S. 595 - Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025 S. 597 - Age 21 Act S. 679 - LEOSA Reform Act S. 726 - Ethan's Law S. 803 - Keep Americans Safe Act S. 884 - ATF Transparency Act S. 889 - Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$770,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.679, LEOSA Reform Act, All matters pertaining to railroad H.R.2243, LEOSA Reform Act, All matters pertaining to railroad H.R.2853, Combating Organized Retail Crime…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…19); First Responders Care Expansion (FRCE) Act; The Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act; Invest to Protect Act (S. 768, H.R. 2711); LEOSA Reform Act (S. 679, H.R. 2243); Prevent Family Fire Act (H.R. 169); Thin Blue Line Act (S. 83, H.R. 378); Protect and Serve Act (S. 167, H.R. 1551); HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331, H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Homeland Security
$840,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 578/HR 1294 - BEST Facilitation Act HR 2243/S.679 - LEOSA Reform Act of 2025 S. 1404/HR 2853 - Combating Organized Retail Crime Act HR 4092 - Protect RAIL Act S. 1852/HR 3630 - International Bridge Port of Ent…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Amendment Restoration Act of 2025; H.R. 1041/S.478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 962: Defending Veterans Second Amendment Rights Act; H.R. 2243/S.679: LEOSA Reform Act; H.R. 404/S.364: Hearing Protection Act; H.R. 472: Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 60: Knife Owners Protection Act of 2025; H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Amendment Restoration Act of 2025; H.R. 1041/S.478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 962: Defending Veterans Second Amendment Rights Act; H.R. 2243/S.679: LEOSA Reform Act; H.R. 404/S.364: Hearing Protection Act; H.R. 472: Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 60: Knife Owners Protection Act of 2025; H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 7, 2025 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$465,065
Spent on own lobbying
…t S. 478 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 S. 560 - EAGLES Act of 2025 S. 595 - Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025 S. 597 - Age 21 Act S. 679 - LEOSA Reform Act S. 726 - Ethan's Law S. 803 - Keep Americans Safe Act S. 884 - ATF Transparency Act S. 889 - Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…19); First Responders Care Expansion (FRCE) Act; The Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act; Invest to Protect Act (S. 768, H.R. 2711); LEOSA Reform Act (S. 679, H.R. 2243); Prevent Family Fire Act (H.R. 169); Thin Blue Line Act (S. 83, H.R. 378); Protect and Serve Act (S. 167, H.R. 1551); HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331, H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$760,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.679, LEOSA Reform Act, All matters pertaining to railroad H.R.2243, LEOSA Reform Act, All matters pertaining to railroad H.R.2853, Combating Organized Retail Crime…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Homeland Security
$900,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 578/HR 1294 - BEST Facilitation Act HR 2243/S.679 - LEOSA Reform Act of 2025 S. 1404/HR 2853 - Combating Organized Retail Crime Act HR 4092 - Protect RAIL Act S. 1852/HR 3630 - International Bridge Port of Ent…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$679,015
Spent on own lobbying
…ongressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 S. 679 - LEOSA Reform Act H.R. 1456 - Gun Trafficker Detection Act H.R. 1564 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the safe storage of fir…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ns 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025; H.R. 1041: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 962: Defending Veterans Second Amendment Rights Act; H.R. 2243/S.679: LEOSA Reform Act; H.R. 404/S.364: Hearing Protection Act; H.R. 472: Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 60: Knife Owners Protection Act of 2025; H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing