HR 3091 United States House · 118th Congress

Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act

This bill allows current federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired handguns from their agency within six months of the weapon being declared surplus. Officers must be in good standing with their agency and buy the handgun at its fair market value, considering the weapon's age and condition. The program requires the General Services Administrator to establish the purchasing system within one year of the bill's enactment. It directly affects active federal law enforcement officers who are retiring or leaving service and wish to retain their issued firearms.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2023

Committee Review

May 2023

House Passage

May 2023

Senate Passage

President

Introduced May 5, 2023 Last action May 18, 2023

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Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 5 edits · May 17, 2023

MODERATE

The bill was broadened in three major ways: it now covers all retired firearms rather than just handguns, it explicitly includes retired officers as eligible buyers, and it changes the purchase price from fair market value to salvage value (which is typically much lower). These changes make the program more accessible to a wider group of officers while reducing the cost to the buyer.

SCOPE

The bill was expanded from allowing purchase of retired handguns only to allowing purchase of all retired firearms, subject to an exclusion for certain machineguns not lawfully possessed before 1986.

ELIGIBILITY

The definition of Federal law enforcement officer now explicitly includes retired officers, and the good standing requirement was changed from 'employs' to 'employs or employed,' enabling former officers to participate in the program.

FISCAL

The purchase price was changed from fair market value to salvage value, which is typically significantly lower. A new definition of salvage value was added, describing it as the value of an asset after it has become useless to the owner or the amount expected when a fixed asset is disposed of at the end of its useful life.

DEFINITION

A new definition of 'salvage value' was added as subsection (d)(4).

The term 'firearm' was defined with an explicit exclusion for machineguns not lawfully possessed before the relevant statutory provision took effect.

Floor votes · House May 17, 2023

How they voted

232–198

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 434

May 17, 2023

D Democratic213

13 Yea 198 Nay 2

92% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican220

218 Yea 2

99% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

May 18, 2023

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

upper

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 232 - 198 (Roll no. 222).

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 232 - 198 (Roll no. 222).

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3091.

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3091 as unfinished business.

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

Mr. Fry moved that the committee rise.

lower

May 17, 2023

Introduced

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rosendale amendment No. 4, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 398, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rosendale amendment No. 4.

lower

May 17, 2023

Introduced

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Luttrell amendment No. 3, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed proceedings until a time to be announced.

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 398, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Luttrell amendment No. 3.

lower

May 17, 2023

Introduced

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McCormick amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 398, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCormick amendment No. 2.

lower

May 17, 2023

Introduced

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jacobs amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jacobs demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 398, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jacobs amendment No. 1.

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3091.

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Garcia to act as Chairman of the Committee.

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 398 and Rule XVIII.

lower

May 15, 2023

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 398 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2494, H.R. 3091 and H. Con. Res. 40. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2494 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate; H.R. 3091 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate; and H.Con.Res. 40 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 2494 and H.R. 3091.

lower

May 15, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-58.

lower

May 10, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

lower

May 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

May 5, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

May 5, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 18 co-sponsors