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Lifesaving Gear for Police Act of 2025
To prohibit the enforcement of certain regulations relating to sale, donation, and transfer of Federal Government property, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits the enforcement of executive orders and related regulations issued since May 15, 2015, that restricted the transfer of federal government property—particularly military equipment from the Department of Defense—to state and local law enforcement agencies. The bill requires that federal agencies cannot use federal funds to implement these restrictions unless Congress has formally enacted them into law. Any equipment that was recalled or seized from state and local agencies under these restrictions must be returned, replaced, or reissued to those agencies at no cost upon request. The President is also prohibited from reinstating these executive orders or establishing substantially similar restrictions on equipment transfers to law enforcement.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
6 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Apr 3, 2025 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Apr 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 3, 2025
Mr. Stauber (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit the enforcement of certain regulations relating to sale, donation, and transfer of Federal Government property, 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 “Lifesaving Gear for Police Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS TO LIFESAVING FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.
(a) Unenforceability of Certain Regulations Unless Enacted Into Law.—
(1) In general.—No regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommendation issued on or after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale, donation, or transfer of property of the Federal Government pursuant to Executive Order 13688 (entitled “Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition”) or Executive Order 14074 (entitled “Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety”), including excess property of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities (whether pursuant to section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law, or as a condition on the use of Federal funds) shall have any force or effect after the date of the enactment of this Act unless enacted into law by Congress.
(2) Prohibition on use of funds to enforce regulations.—No agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government may use any Federal funds, fees, or resources to implement or carry out a regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommendation issued as described in paragraph (1) that is not enacted into law by Congress.
(3) Limitations on subsequent executive orders.—In accordance with this subsection, the President may not reinstate any section of the Executive orders listed in paragraph (1) nor establish any substantially similar Executive order regarding the transfer of equipment to law enforcement under section 2576a of title 10, United States Code.
(b) Return or Reissue of Equipment Recalled or Seized Pursuant to Regulations.—Any property recalled or seized on or after May 15, 2015, pursuant to a regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommendation issued as described in subsection (a)(1) shall be returned, replaced, or re-issued to the agency from which recalled or seized, at no cost to such agency, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, if—
(1) such agency requests that the property be returned, replaced, or re-issued;
(2) such agency satisfies the conditions set forth under 2576a of title 10, United States Code, authorizing transfer and use of such property, if applicable; and
(3) the property is in stock and available for transfer to the agency to be used for law enforcement activities at the time the agency submits a request referred to in paragraph (1). <all>
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