# 117-hr-7908: PASS Act

117-hr-7908, PASS Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7908
- Congress: 117
- Title: PASS Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-05-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect Against School Shootings Act or the PASS Act This bill broadens the authority for certain individuals to carry concealed firearms in a school zone. Specifically, the bill exempts the following categories of individuals from the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone: certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms under federal law, and individuals who are allowed to carry concealed firearms under the law of a state.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7908 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7908)

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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-9554: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to negotiate or contribute to internationa…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9554)
- [117-hjres-102: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7908 (as of 2025-11-18).