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S 3706 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives Government buildings, facilities, and property Law enforcement officers

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

Introduced: May 13, 2020 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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May 13, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 13, 2020
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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 directs the General Services Administration to develop policies to facilitate the sale and disposition of eligible handguns.

What's happening now May 13, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4789 Related bill To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3706: A bill to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3706/
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"S. 3706: A bill 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-S-3706/.
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