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Law Enforcement Quality Procurement Act

Introduced: May 24, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Apr 19, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Apr 12, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 12, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Law Enforcement Quality Procurement Act - Prohibits: (1) the use of Federal funds to give or withhold a preference to a marketer or vendor of firearms or ammunition based on whether the manufacturer or vendor is a party to a covered agreement (an agreement requiring a person engaged in a business licensed under Federal firearms provisions to abide by a designated code of conduct, operating practice, or product design respecting importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms or ammunition); or (2) the provision of Federal funds to a State or local entity that gives or withholds such a preference or that receives firearms or ammunition purchased for that State or local entity subject to such a preference.
What's happening now April 19, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 6, 2000
Sanford, Mark
· May 24, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4257: Law Enforcement Quality Procurement Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4257/
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"H.R. 4257: Law Enforcement Quality Procurement Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4257/.
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H.R. 4257, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4257/.
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