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S.727
Sponsor: Sen Campbell, Ben Nighthorse(introduced 3/25/1999)
Latest Major Action: 3/25/1999 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms and to allow States to enter into compacts to recognize other States' concealed weapons permits.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions) (Floor Actions/Congressional Record Page References)
3/25/1999:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(3), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Sen Frist, Bill - 6/22/1999 Sen Hatch, Orrin G. - 3/25/1999
Sen Thurmond, Strom - 7/29/1999

SUMMARY AS OF:
3/25/1999--Introduced.

Law Enforcement Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers carrying appropriate written identification from State and local laws prohibiting the carrying of a concealed firearm.

Consents to the formation of interstate compacts or agreements for cooperative efforts in enabling authorized individuals to carry concealed weapons.