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HR 2255 · 119th CongressIn committee

Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025

Official summary: Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act This bill directs the General Services Administration to establish a program under which a federal law enforcement officer may purchase a retired firearm from the agency that issued the firearm to the officer.

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Provisionalunreviewed: provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—The bill applies to 'federal law enforcement officers' as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 115(c)(1), a population that numbers in the hundreds of thousands across federal agencies, but participation is voluntary and the program only applies when a specific weapon is retired — the actual number of transactions is not determinable from the text.
Fiscal magnitudeest. ≤ $500.0KCBO cost estimate (H.R. 2255, House Judiciary 2025-04-21, pub 61349): deficit-neutral; implementation costs less than $500,000 over 2025-2035, with offsetting gun-sale receipts. Stored as the 500000 ceiling, qualified upper_bound (display: est. <$500K).
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Role of government−15Firearms−22

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

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Who it helps

  • Active and retired federal law enforcement officersOfficers who served with a federal agency may purchase their agency-issued service firearms after retirement of the weapon, at salvage (below-market) cost, provided they are in good standing — gaining a right to acquire a familiar firearm at a discounted price (Provisions 1, 2, 3, 4).provisional

Who it burdens

  • General Services AdministrationGSA must design and administer a new federal program within one year of enactment, including establishing procedures for valuing surplus firearms, verifying officer eligibility, and processing sales (Provision 1).provisional
  • Federal law enforcement agenciesAgencies that issue service firearms must participate in the program, verify that purchasing officers are in good standing, and sell retired weapons at salvage value rather than through other disposal channels (Provisions 1, 3, 4).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

Provisional: our reading of what the bill does, pending review.

  1. The General Services Administration must create a program, within one year of enactment, allowing active and retired federal law enforcement officers to buy their agency-issued service firearms after those guns are declared surplus.

    Sec. 2(a)provisional

  2. A federal law enforcement officer may only make such a purchase within the six-month window after the firearm is retired (declared surplus) by the agency.

    Sec. 2(b)(1)provisional

  3. A federal law enforcement officer must be in good standing with their employing (or former employing) agency to be eligible to purchase a retired service firearm.

    Sec. 2(b)(2)provisional

  4. The purchase price for a retired service firearm is set at its salvage value — the estimated worth of the asset based on its age and condition at end of useful life — not at market or original cost.

    Sec. 2(c)provisional

  5. Machineguns not lawfully possessed before the federal ban on new civilian machinegun transfers (18 U.S.C. § 922(o)) are explicitly excluded from the firearms eligible for purchase under this program.

    Sec. 2(d)(2)provisional

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The record

How members voted on Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025.

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  • House · May 15, 2025 · YEA-AND-NAY

    On Passage · Passed

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Timeline

How it moved.

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  1. May 19, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. May 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 15, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 234 - 182 (Roll no. 130). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2067)
  4. May 15, 2025Passed/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, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2077-2078)
  6. May 15, 2025POSTPONED 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.
  7. May 15, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  8. May 15, 2025DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 2255.
  9. May 15, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2255.
  10. May 15, 2025Rule 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.
  11. May 15, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 405. (consideration: CR H2067-2071)
  12. May 14, 2025Rule H. Res. 405 passed House.
  13. May 13, 2025Rules 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.
  14. Apr 28, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 57.
  15. Apr 28, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-80.
  16. Mar 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.
  17. Mar 25, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  18. Mar 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  19. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House
  1. May 19, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. May 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 15, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 234 - 182 (Roll no. 130). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2067)
  4. May 15, 2025Passed/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 14, 2025Rule H. Res. 405 passed House.
  6. May 13, 2025Rules 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.
  7. Apr 28, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-80.
  8. Mar 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.
  9. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House

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Civic Herald. “Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025 (H.R. 2255, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-2255. Congress.gov record as of Aug 10, 2026.

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