HR 2243referred119th Congress

LEOSA Reform Act

Introduced Mar 21, 2025House billPolicy area: Crime and Law EnforcementLast action May 15, 2025Sponsor: Don Bacon(R-NE)

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Official summaryUpdated May 15, 2025

What the bill does

LEOSA 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.

Latest official action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Lobbying Filings

$759.7M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Mar 4, 2025trade

Bruce Westerman bought UNP

Mar 21, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Mar 24, 2025trade

George Whitesides sold UNP

Apr 8, 2025trade

Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. bought UNP

Apr 8, 2025trade

Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. bought K

Apr 11, 2025trade

Dan Newhouse sold UNP

Official Congressional Actions

May 15, 2025IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

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May 14, 2025Floor

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 405. (consideration: CR H2024-2027)

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May 14, 2025Floor

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 193 (Roll no. 128). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2024)

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May 14, 2025Floor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION	NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION	$185.0M	Apr 21, 2025	2025Q1	FIR
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION	UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION	$125.0M	Apr 21, 2025	2025Q1	RRRTRABUD
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

Member	Party	Ticker	Company	Trade	Date	Amount	Timing	Lobbying Client	Conflict
George Whitesides	D	UNP	UNION PACIFIC CORP	Sell	Mar 24, 2025	$50,001 - $100,000	3d after	UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION	38%
Bruce Westerman	R

Conflict Summary

17 trades by 9 members of Congress in companies connected to lobbying on HR 2243. The average conflict score is 41%.

George Whitesides (1 trade)Bruce Westerman (2 trades)Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (2 trades)Dan Newhouse (1 trade)Julie Johnson (1 trade)Jefferson Shreve (2 trades)Josh Gottheimer (4 trades)Scott Franklin (2 trades)Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (2 trades)

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Jake Auchincloss	D	nay	May 14, 2025
Mark E. Amodei	R	yea	May 14, 2025
Alma S. Adams	D	nay	May 14, 2025
Pete Aguilar	D	nay	May 14, 2025

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.