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H.R. 2243119th CongressCrime and Law Enforcement
LEOSA Reform Act
Sponsored by Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) · 18 active : 17 Republicans, 1 Democrat
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate9 senators score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedMay 14, 2025
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govLEOSA 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.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
On PassagePassed229 yea, 193 nayMay 14, 2025 · Roll call 128
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 34 | 7 | 21% |
| Middle | 168 | 5 | 3% |
| Entrenched | 212 | 2 | 1% |
| All |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary · SenateReferred to
Subjects
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Firearms and explosives
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Law enforcement officers
- Licensing and registrations
- Personnel records
- State and local government operations
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 62Middle 30–70
- 29Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
Cosponsors
18 activeShow all 18 cosponsors
- Brad Finstad (R-MN-1)
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28)
- Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2)
- Michael Guest (R-MS-3)
- Mike Flood (R-NE-1)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX-4)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN-8)
- Roger Williams (R-TX-25)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24)
- Mark E. Green (R-TN-7)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE-3)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN-2)
- Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7)
- Jefferson Van Drew
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
