H.R. 2255 · 119th Congress

Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025

Introduced on Mar 21, 2025 by Russell Fry (R-SC-7). Latest action (May 19, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 21, 2025
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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

Subjects

  • Firearms and explosives
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Law enforcement officers

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 21, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Russell FryR-SC-7Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Passage
    May 15, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 234–182

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 21, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Mar 25, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Mar 25, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.
  6. Apr 28, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-80.
  7. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-80.
  8. Apr 28, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 57.
  9. May 13, 2025 · HouseRules 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.
  10. May 14, 2025 · HouseRule H. Res. 405 passed House.
  11. May 15, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 405. (consideration: CR H2067-2071)
  12. May 15, 2025 · HouseRule 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.
  13. May 15, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2255.
  14. May 15, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 2255.
  15. May 15, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  16. May 15, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED 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.
  17. May 15, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2077-2078)
  18. 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)House · Roll call 130
  19. May 15, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 234 - 182 (Roll no. 130). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2067)House · Roll call 130
  20. May 15, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  21. May 19, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence6 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  2. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC6 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  3. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION6 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  4. National Fraternal Order of Police6 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  5. Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  6. GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.4 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  7. NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC.1 report
    $1.9M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.