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H.R. 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-18 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Official title

To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act This bill removes less-than-lethal projectile devices (e.g., certain TASERs) from regulation under the Gun Control Act. The term less-than-lethal projectile device means a device that (1) is not designed or intended to expel (and may not be readily converted to discharge) commonly used ammunition or projectiles exceeding a velocity of 500 feet per second; (2) is designed and intended to be used in a manner not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury; and (3) does not accept (and cannot be readily modified to accept) an ammunition feeding device. The bill also requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to determine whether a device satisfies the definition of a less-than-lethal projectile device within 90 days of a request.

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To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] · 95 cosponsors

Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2189, Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act (2026-02-06) No linked contracts or vendors yet.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr2189 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills