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HR 227 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Crime prevention Firearms and explosives Law enforcement administration and funding Violent crime

Buyback Our Safety Act

Introduced: January 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Jan 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Buyback Our Safety Act - Directs the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a gun buyback program under which the Assistant Attorney General may make grants to assist in funding gun buyback programs carried out by state, local, and Indian tribal law enforcement agencies.

Conditions such a grant on the law enforcement agency providing assurances that: (1) it will adequately advertise the program to the public, (2) such program will be administered by law enforcement personnel, (3) all guns received will remain in the possession of law enforcement personnel, (4) adequate safeguards will be established and followed to prevent fraud, (5) the agency will have in place a process to test on site a gun purchased before payment is provided, and (6) an adequate process will be in place to destroy all guns received. Requires the agency to certify that it will match all federal funds provided with an equal amount of cash or in-kind goods or services from other non-federal sources.

Directs the Assistant Attorney General to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to: (1) develop standards for identifying, and to identify, guns that are the most likely to be used in violent crimes; and (2) establish a pricing scale for purchasing such guns through gun buyback programs. Authorizes the Assistant Attorney General to waive all or part of the matching funds requirement for a program that provides for obtaining only such guns.

What's happening now January 25, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 227: Buyback Our Safety Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-227/
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"H.R. 227: Buyback Our Safety Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-227/.
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