,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,steube introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house                
,administration1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to permit employees of the  
,house of ,representatives who are      
authorized to possess certain weapons in
 the ,district of ,columbia to bring    
such weapons into ,house ,office        
,buildings for secure storage1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2      
findings  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,safe ,storage      
,lockers for ,house ,office ,buildings  
,act4  7b7 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3 7#a7 ,in #bjbd1 there were  

#c1dfi violent crime incidents in the   
,district of ,columbia1 making our      
,nation's capital one of the most       
dangerous cities in the ,united ,states4
  7#b7 ,many employees of the ,house of 
,representatives who work in ,house     
,office ,buildings in the ,district of  
,columbia commute to and from their     
offices by walking1 and many have       
themselves been victims of these crimes 
in the ,district of ,columbia4  7#c7    
,individuals in the ,district of        
,columbia are authorized under ,district
 of ,columbia law to carry and use      
certain weapons for self-defense1       
including self-defense sprays1 stun     
guns1 and concealed firearms4 ,however1 
,district of ,columbia and ,federal law 
prohibit individuals from carrying these
 weapons inside a ,federal building4    
7#d7 ,as a result1 employees of the     
,house of ,representatives who work in  
,house ,office ,buildings in the        
,district of ,columbia are prohibited   
from carrying weapons inside the        

buildings in which they work1 even if   
these employees are authorized under    
,district of ,columbia law to carry and 
use these weapons for self-defense      
outside these buildings4  #b4           
,authorizing ,house employees to bring  
certain self-defense weapons into ,house
 office buildings  7a7 ,authorization   
,an individual who is an employee of the
 ,house of ,representatives may bring a 
weapon described in subsection 7b7 into 
a ,house office building if-- 7#a7 the  
individual is authorized under the laws 
of the ,district of ,columbia to carry  
the weapon outside of the building2     
7#b7 immediately prior to entering the  
building1 the individual is carrying the
 weapon in compliance with such laws2   
7#c7 the individual enters the building 
through an external pedestrian entrance2
  7#d7 upon entering the building with  
the weapon1 the individual leaves the   
weapon in a storage locker operated by  
the ,united ,states ,capitol ,police    
under section #c while the individual   

remains in the building2 and  7#e7 after
 retrieving the weapon from the locker1 
the individual leaves the building      
immediately4  7b7 ,weapons described    
,the weapons described in this          
subsection are as follows3 7#a7 ,a      
self-defense spray described in section 
#bab of the ,firearms ,control          
,regulations ,act of #aige 7sec4        
#g-bejb4ab1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code74    
7#b7 ,a stun gun described in section   
#aja7ag;,a7 of the ,firearms ,control   
,regulations ,act of #aige 7sec4        
#g-beja4ja7ag;,a71 ,d4,c4 ,official     
,code74  7#c7 ,a firearm described in   
section #aja7i7 of the ,firearms        
,control ,regulations ,act of #aige     
7sec4 #g-beja4ja7i71 ,d4,c4 ,official   
,code74  #c4 ,provision of safe storage 
lockers at building entrances  7a7      
,responsibilities of ,capitol ,police   
,board ,not later than #ahj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,capitol ,police ,board shall       
design1 install1 and operate storage    

lockers at external pedestrian entrances
 to each ,house office building1 which  
may be used while an employee of the    
,house is in the building to safely     
store a weapon which the employee brings
 into the building under section #b1 and
 from which the employee may retrieve   
the weapon when the employee leaves the 
building4  7b7 ,regulations ,the        
,capitol ,police ,board shall promulgate
 such regulations as may be required to 
carry out this section4  7c7 ,conforming
 amendment ,section #eajd7;e77#a77;,a7  
of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking except as authorized
 and inserting except as provided under 
the ,safe ,storage ,lockers for ,house  
,office ,buildings ,act or as           
authorized4  #d4 ,definitions  7a7      
,employee of the ,house of              
,representatives ,in this ,act1 an      
employee of the ,house of               
,representatives includes an intern     
7whether paid or unpaid7 and a fellow   
assigned to an office of the ,house of  

,representatives4  7b7 ,house office    
building  7#a7 ,in general ,in this     
,act1 the term ,house office building   
means any of the following3 7,a7 ,the   
,cannon ,house ,office ,building4  7,b7 
,the ,longworth ,house ,office          
,building4  7,c7 ,the ,rayburn ,house   
,office ,building4  7,d7 ,the ,ford     
,house ,office ,building4  7,e7 ,the    
,o',neill ,house ,office ,building4     
7,f7 ,the ,house wing of the ,united    
,states ,capitol4  7#b7 ,exclusion of   
garages ,the term ,house office building
 does not include a garage of a building
 described in paragraph 7#a74