,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,/eube introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 & 9 addition to !  
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to p]mit employees 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives :o are      
au?oriz$ to possess c]ta9 weapons 9 !   
,di/rict ( ,columbia to br+ su* weapons 
into ,h\se ,(fice ,build+s = secure     
/orage1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title2 f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,safe ,/orage ,lock]s = 
,h\se ,(fice ,build+s ,act4  7b7 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 #bjbd1 
!re 7 #c1dfi viol5t crime incid5ts 9 !  
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 mak+ our ,nation's
 capital "o ( ! mo/ dang]\s cities 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,_m employees ( !  

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives :o "w 9 ,h\se   
,(fice ,build+s 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia
 commute to & f _! (fices by walk+1 & _m
 h !mselves be5 victims ( ^! crimes 9 ! 
,di/rict ( ,columbia4  7#c7 ,individuals
 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia are au?oriz$  
"u ,di/rict ( ,columbia law to c>ry &   
use c]ta9 weapons = self-def5se1 includ+
 self-def5se sprays1 /un guns1 &        
conceal$ fire>ms4 ,h[ev]1 ,di/rict (    
,columbia & ,f$]al law prohibit         
individuals f c>ry+ ^! weapons inside a 
,f$]al build+4  7#d7 ,z a result1       
employees ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives :o
 "w 9 ,h\se ,(fice ,build+s 9 ! ,di/rict
 ( ,columbia are prohibit$ f c>ry+      
weapons inside ! build+s 9 :i* !y "w1   
ev5 if ^! employees are au?oriz$ "u     
,di/rict ( ,columbia law to c>ry & use  
^! weapons = self-def5se outside ^!     
build+s4  #b4 ,au?oriz+ ,h\se employees 
to br+ c]ta9 self-def5se weapons into   
,h\se (fice build+s  7a7 ,au?orization  
,an individual :o is an employee ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives may br+ a weapon

 describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 into a ,h\se 
(fice build+ if-- 7#a7 ! individual is  
au?oriz$ "u ! laws ( ! ,di/rict (       
,columbia to c>ry ! weapon outside ( !  
build+2  7#b7 imm$iately prior to ent]+ 
! build+1 ! individual is c>ry+ ! weapon
 9 compliance ) su* laws2  7#c7 !       
individual ent]s ! build+ ?r\gh an      
ext]nal p$e/rian entrance2  7#d7 ^u     
ent]+ ! build+ ) ! weapon1 ! individual 
leaves ! weapon 9 a /orage lock] op]at$ 
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol ,police "u  
section #c :ile ! individual rema9s 9 ! 
build+2 &  7#e7 aft] retriev+ ! weapon f
 ! lock]1 ! individual leaves ! build+  
imm$iately4  7b7 ,weapons describ$ ,!   
weapons describ$ 9 ?is subsection are z 
foll[s3 7#a7 ,a self-def5se spray       
describ$ 9 section #bab ( ! ,fire>ms    
,control ,regulations ,act ( #aige 7sec4
 #g-bejb4ab1 ,d4,c4 ,(ficial ,code74    
7#b7 ,a /un gun describ$ 9 section      
#aja7ag;,a7 ( ! ,fire>ms ,control       
,regulations ,act ( #aige 7sec4         
#g-beja4ja7ag;,a71 ,d4,c4 ,(ficial      

,code74  7#c7 ,a fire>m describ$ 9      
section #aja7i7 ( ! ,fire>ms ,control   
,regulations ,act ( #aige 7sec4         
#g-beja4ja7i71 ,d4,c4 ,(ficial ,code74  
#c4 ,provision ( safe /orage lock]s at  
build+ entrances  7a7 ,responsibilities 
( ,capitol ,police ,bo>d ,n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,capitol ,police ,bo>d %all    
design1 in/all1 & op]ate /orage lock]s  
at ext]nal p$e/rian entrances to ea*    
,h\se (fice build+1 :i* may be us$ :ile 
an employee ( ! ,h\se is 9 ! build+ to  
safely /ore a weapon :i* ! employee br+s
 into ! build+ "u section #b1 & f :i* ! 
employee may retrieve ! weapon :5 !     
employee leaves ! build+4  7b7          
,regulations ,! ,capitol ,police ,bo>d  
%all promulgate su* regulations z may be
 requir$ to c>ry out ?is section4  7c7  
,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section                
#eajd7;e77#a77;,a7 ( title #dj1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ except z
 au?oriz$ & ins]t+ except z provid$ "u !
 ,safe ,/orage ,lock]s = ,h\se ,(fice   

,build+s ,act or z au?oriz$4  #d4       
,def9itions  7a7 ,employee ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives ,9 ?is ,act1 an employee
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives includes an
 int]n 7:e!r paid or unpaid7 & a fell[  
assign$ to an (fice ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives4  7b7 ,h\se (fice build+
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,h\se
 (fice build+ means any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,! ,cannon ,h\se ,(fice ,build+4  7,b7 
,! ,longwor? ,h\se ,(fice ,build+4  7,c7
 ,! ,rayburn ,h\se ,(fice ,build+4  7,d7
 ,! ,=d ,h\se ,(fice ,build+4  7,e7 ,!  
,o',neill ,h\se ,(fice ,build+4  7,f7 ,!
 ,h\se w+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol4   
7#b7 ,exclusion ( g>ages ,! t]m ,h\se   
(fice build+ does n include a g>age ( a 
build+ describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74