# 119-s-1307: Police Officers Protecting Children Act

119-s-1307, Police Officers Protecting Children Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT); status introduced (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1307
- Congress: 119
- Title: Police Officers Protecting Children Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms in school zones.** The bill would add two explicit exemptions to the federal school-zone ban in 18 U.S.C. § 922(q). One exemption would apply to a qualified law enforcement officer who meets the definition and concealed-carry authority in 18 U.S.C. § 926B. The other exemption would apply to a qualified retired law enforcement officer who meets the definition and authority in 18 U.S.C. § 926C. Both exemptions rely on those sections' authorization to carry a concealed firearm.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Allow some officers to carry in schools: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would add specific exceptions to the federal ban on guns in school zones. It would let qualified active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized under 18 U.S.C. §926B or §926C carry a concealed firearm in a school zone. For the new paragraph (2)(B) exemptions, t…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1307 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1307)

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- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-3659: SECURE Minerals Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3659)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1307 (as of 2026-10-03).