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S. 1585 118th Congress Senate

Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act

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

Introduced: May 11, 2023 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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May 11, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 11, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 11, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3091 Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 5

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 30, 2023
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 30, 2023
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 11, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1585: Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1585/
MLA
"S. 1585: Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1585/.
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S. 1585, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1585/.
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