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Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025

Introduced Mar 21, 2025

Latest action (May 19, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Issues
Criminal JusticeGun Policy
Legislative subjects (3)
Firearms and explosivesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyLaw enforcement officers

Summary

The Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025 directs the General Services Administration to establish a program allowing federal law enforcement officers to purchase their retired or surplus service firearms from their agencies. Officers are eligible to purchase a retired firearm if the purchase occurs within six months of the firearm being declared surplus and the officer remains in good standing with their agency. The firearms are sold at salvage value, determined based on the firearm's age and condition, and the program excludes certain regulated machineguns from being available for purchase.

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Sponsor (1)

Actions (19)
  1. May 19, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
  2. May 15, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. May 15, 2025 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 234 - 182 (Roll no. 130). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2067) · house
  4. May 15, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 234 - 182 (Roll no. 130). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2067)
  5. May 15, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2077-2078) · house
  6. May 15, 2025 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2255, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. · house
  7. May 15, 2025 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. · house
  8. May 15, 2025 DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 2255. · house
  9. May 15, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2255. · house
  10. May 15, 2025 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243 and H.R. 2255. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243, and H.R. 2255. All bills are being considered under a closed rule with each bill having one motion to recommit. · house
  11. May 15, 2025 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 405. (consideration: CR H2067-2071) · house
  12. May 14, 2025 Rule H. Res. 405 passed House. · house
  13. May 13, 2025 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 405 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243 and H.R. 2255. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243, and H.R. 2255. All bills are being considered under a closed rule with each bill having one motion to recommit. · house
  14. Apr 28, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 57. · house
  15. Apr 28, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-80. · house
  16. Mar 25, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9. · house
  17. Mar 25, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  18. Mar 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  19. Mar 21, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (4)
  • Referred in Senate · May 19, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · May 15, 2025
  • Reported in House · Apr 28, 2025
  • Introduced in House · Mar 21, 2025

Full text

AN ACT

To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. PURCHASE OF RETIRED FIREARMS BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

(a) In General.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall establish a program under which a Federal law enforcement officer may purchase a retired firearm from the Federal agency that issued the firearm to such officer.

(b) Limitations.—A Federal law enforcement officer may purchase a retired firearm under subsection (a) if—

(1) the purchase is made during the six-month period beginning on the date the firearm was so retired; and

(2) with respect to such purchase, the officer is in good standing with the Federal agency that employs or employed such officer.

(c) Cost.—A firearm purchased under this section shall be sold at the salvage value for such firearm taking into account the age and condition of the firearm.

(d) Definitions.—In this section—

(1) the term “Federal law enforcement officer” has the meaning given that term in section 115(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, and includes a retired Federal law enforcement officer;

(2) the term “firearm” has the meaning given that term in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, excluding any machinegun (as defined in section 921(a)(24) of such title) not lawfully possessed before section 922(o) of such title took effect;

(3) the term “retired firearm” means any firearm that has been declared surplus by the applicable agency; and

(4) the term “salvage value” means the value of an asset after it has become useless to the owner or the amount expected to be obtained when a fixed asset is disposed of at the end of its useful life.

Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2025.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2255

AN ACT

To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.

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