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119th Congress · 2025–2027
S. 679

LEOSA Reform Act

Crime and Law Enforcement Senate 13 cosponsors
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · February 20, 2025
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What this bill does

Congressional Research Service · Official summary · Last checked October 13, 2026

Summary for Introduced in Senate

February 20, 2025 · Summary last updated March 23, 2026

Version of the bill text this summary covers: Introduced in Senate · February 20, 2025

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LEOSA Reform Act

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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.

Finally, the bill permits states to reduce the frequency with which retired law enforcement officers must meet certain qualification standards.

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In committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Recorded February 20, 2025, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Committee Judiciary Committee
Recorded votes None taken
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Vote Files, "S. 679 (119th Congress): LEOSA Reform Act," last checked Oct. 11, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s679

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Vote Files. (2026, October 11). S. 679 (119th Congress): LEOSA Reform Act [Bill record]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s679

Chicago

Vote Files. "S. 679 (119th Congress): LEOSA Reform Act." Last modified October 11, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s679.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{S. 679 (119th Congress): LEOSA Reform Act}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s679}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-119-s679; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/679; last checked October 11, 2026; accessed October 14, 2026}
}
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