H.R. 2255

Summary

H.R. 2255, the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 21, 2025 by Rep. Russell Fry (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on May 19, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 2255 has 1 roll call and 1 amendment.

119 HR 2255 EH: Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 2255
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025  .
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.
     Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Russell Fry (R) sponsors H.R. 2255 alone.

Russell Fry

Rep. · R–SC-7 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 2255 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · May 19, 2025

Judiciary

Judiciary

Reported By · Apr 28, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2255, the latest H. Rept. 119-80.

• H. Rept. 119-80 — FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SERVICE WEAPON PURCHASE ACT OF 2025

Actions

H.R. 2255 has taken 19 actions since Mar 21, 2025, the latest on May 19, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2255 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on May 15, 2025 at 234–182.

Amendments

1 amendment has been offered to H.R. 2255, the latest acted on May 15, 2025.

HAMDT 20Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 405, the respective amendments in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in each such bill is considered as adopted.May 15, 2025 · On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

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Related bills

2 bills are related to H.R. 2255.

HRES 405Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2243) to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2255) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.May 14, 2025 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Procedurally relatedS 4117Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2026Mar 17, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 2255 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

• To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
• Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
• Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2255, the latest on Apr 21, 2025.

• H.R. 2255, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025 — 2025-04-21As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 25, 2025

Lobbying

7 clients hired 7 firms and 35 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2255 in 38 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Retirement.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 35.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2255 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2255’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2255 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Firearms and explosives to Law enforcement officers.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2255, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 52 (Friday, March 21, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FRY:H.R. 2255.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1189]

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