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HR 4789 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives Government buildings, facilities, and property Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers

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

Introduced: October 22, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Oct 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill generally permits a federal law enforcement officer to purchase a retired handgun from the agency that issued a handgun to the officer.

The bill expresses the sense of Congress that amounts received from the sale of handguns should be used for federal gun safety programs.

What's happening now November 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 1 Republican 6
Gianforte, Greg
· Mar 10, 2020
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Jan 27, 2020
Mitchell, Paul
· Nov 15, 2019
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Nov 15, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Oct 31, 2019
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Oct 28, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 22, 2019
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Oct 22, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 22, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Oct 22, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4789: To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4789/
MLA
"H.R. 4789: To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4789/.
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H.R. 4789, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4789/.
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