Who it affects
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Federal agencies that issue firearms
- General Services Administration
Passed the HouseLaw enforcementGuns
Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025
H.R. 2255 · House bill · Introduced March 21, 2025
The Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025 would require a program allowing federal law enforcement officers to buy retired firearms from their issuing agencies.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 234 to 182 on May 15.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The General Services Administration would have to create a firearm purchase program.
- Federal law enforcement officers could buy retired firearms through the program.
- The seller would be the agency that issued the firearm to the officer.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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House vote
Vote to pass
May 15, 2025 · Passed 234 to 182
- Republicans
- 214 yes
- 0 no
- Democrats
- 20 yes
- 182 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Fry, Russell (R-SC)
- Introduced
- March 21, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee; House Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- May 19, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.