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H.R. 3129

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Summary

H.R. 3129, the Police Officers Protecting Children Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 30, 2025 by Rep. Randy Weber (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Apr 30, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 3129 has 7 co-sponsors.

hb3129/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3129 IH: Police Officers Protecting Children Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-30
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3129  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 30, 2025   Mr. Weber of Texas  (for himself,  Mr. Pfluger ,  Mr. Bacon ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Baird , and  Mr. Clyde ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To allow certain qualified law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm to protect children in a school zone.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Police Officers Protecting Children Act  .
2.
Certain qualified law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers allowed to carry a concealed firearm, and discharge a firearm, in a school zone
Section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2)(B)—
(A)
by striking  or  at the end of clause (vi); and
(B)
by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (ix) and inserting after clause (vi) the following:
(vii)
by a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B) who is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm, if the firearm is concealed;
(viii)
by a qualified retired law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926C) who is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm, if the firearm is concealed; or
 ; and
(2)
in paragraph (3)(B)—
(A)
by striking  or  at the end of clause (iii);
(B)
by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting a semicolon; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(v)
by a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B) who is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm; or
(vi)
by a qualified retired law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926C) who is authorized under such section to carry a concealed firearm.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-30
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Apr 30, 2025

hb3129/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (04/30/2025)

Police Officers Protecting Children Act

This bill specifies that certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms are not subject to the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone.

Sponsors

Rep. Randy Weber (R) sponsors H.R. 3129, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3129 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Apr 30, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3129 has taken 2 actions since Apr 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 30, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 30, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 3129 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 3129.

Titles

H.R. 3129 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Police Officers Protecting Children Act — Display Title
  • Police Officers Protecting Children Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To allow certain qualified law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm to protect children in a school zone. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3129 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANGELO VELTRI116
DUDLEY BROWN116
DUSTIN CURTIS115
HUNTER KING111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 second_quarter$304.8K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 third_quarter$296.6K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 first_quarter$202.6K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 fourth_quarter$136.3K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3129 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3129’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr3129/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3129, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WEBER of Texas:H.R. 3129.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1777]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com