Who it affects
- Qualified active law enforcement officers
- Qualified retired law enforcement officers
- States
Passed the HouseGunsLaw enforcement
LEOSA Reform Act
H.R. 2243 · House bill · Introduced March 21, 2025
The LEOSA Reform Act would expand where qualified active and retired law enforcement officers can carry concealed firearms across state lines.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 229 to 193 on May 14.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
What it would do
- The bill expands where qualified active and retired law enforcement officers may carry concealed firearms and ammunition, including magazines.
- It allows them in school zones and national parks.
- It also allows them on state, local, or private property open to the public.
- It allows them in certain federal facilities open to the public.
- States may reduce how often retired officers must meet certain qualification standards.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
House vote coverage is incomplete for 2025–2026. Vote and flagged-bill counts reflect imported records only; missing votes don't mean a member didn't vote.
House vote
Vote to pass
May 14, 2025 · Passed 229 to 193
- Republicans
- 215 yes
- 0 no
- Democrats
- 14 yes
- 193 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don (R-NE)
- Introduced
- March 21, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 18
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee; House Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- May 15, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
LEOSA Reform Act of 2025 This bill broadens the authority for certain law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across state lines. Specifically, the bill allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms and ammunition (including magazines) in school zones; 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. Further, the bill permits states to reduce the frequency with which retired law enforcement officers must meet certain qualification standards.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.