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Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2026

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

Introduced Mar 17, 2026

Latest action (Mar 17, 2026) Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Issues
Criminal Justice

Summary

The bill would require the General Services Administration to establish a program allowing Federal law enforcement officers to purchase firearms that have been retired and declared surplus by their agency. Officers would have a six-month window to purchase retired firearms from the agency that issued them, provided they remain in good standing. The firearms would be sold at salvage value, which reflects the age and condition of the weapon. The program must be established within one year of the bill's enactment. Retired Federal law enforcement officers would also be eligible to participate in this program.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
11 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to John Cornyn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • CAPITAL GROUP $22,500
  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $16,500
  • PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $13,686
  • WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
  • BLACKSTONE $12,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Cornyn → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Mar 17, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
  2. Mar 17, 2026 Introduced in Senate

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 17, 2026

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mr. Graham, Mr. Justice, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

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 2026”.

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. <all>

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