Judiciary committee referred to newly introduced bill H.R.7415 on April 6

Judiciary committee referred to newly introduced bill H.R.7415 on April 6

Rep. Thomas Massie introduced bill H.R.7415 on April 6, according to the US Congress.

H.R.7415 - Safe Students Act was cosponsored by Lauren Boebert, Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks, Andrew Clyde, James Comer, Jeff Duncan, Matt Gaetz, Louie Gohmert, Paul Gosar, Marjorie Greene, Jody Hice, Doug Lamalfa, Tom McClintock, Alexander Mooney, Matthew Rosendale, Chip Roy and Mary Miller.

It was referred to the Judiciary committee.

This bill repeals provisions of federal criminal law that prohibit the possession or discharge of a firearm in a school zone.

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7415

To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 6, 2022

Mr. Massie (for himself, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Comer, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gosar, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Roy, and Mrs. Miller of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary


A BILL

To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Safe Students Act”.

SEC. 2. Repeal of the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.

(a) In general.—Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (q).

(b) Related amendments.—

(1) Section 921(a) of such title is amended by striking paragraphs (25) through (27) and redesignating paragraphs (28), (29), and (32) through (35) as paragraphs (25) through (30), respectively.

(2) Section 924(a) of such title is amended—

(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking “(k), or (q)” and inserting “or (k)”; and

(B) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively.

(3) The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 (18 U.S.C. 921 note, 922 note; section 1702 of Public Law 101–647; 104 Stat. 4844–4845) is repealed.


You can read the bill here.

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