Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Title: Military Facilities Force Protection Act of 2015
Subject: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement officers: Military facilities and property: Military personnel and dependents: National Guard and reserves: Armed forces and national security: Armed forces and national security
Description: Military Facilities Force Protection Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to station military police or other military personnel armed with firearms at military recruiting and reserve component facilities for the exclusive purpose of force protection. DOD is authorized to enter into memoranda of understanding with state or local law enforcement agencies or National Guards to provide such protection if military personnel are not available. DOD shall: implement a training program for all force protection personnel stationed under this Act; implement measures to improve the security of existing military recruitment and reserve component facilities, including installation of bullet-proof glass and enhanced video surveillance equipment; and relocate a facility for which adequate security improvements cannot be made to a location consistent with required security improvements.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Last Action Date: July 22, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1835/all-info
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1 sponsors: Tammy Baldwin (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jul 22 2015 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 28 2015 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Armed Services
There have not been any votes on this bill