119 HR 2189 RH: Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-01-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 403 119th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 2189 [Report No. 119–472] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2025 Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself and Mr. Correa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary January 30, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Stauber, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Cline, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Rutherford, Ms. Perez, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Hunt, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Guest, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Carey, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Harrigan, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Fry, Mr. Onder, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Crane, Mr. Fallon, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Zinke, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Issa, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Hinson, Ms. Maloy, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Burchett, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Vasquez, Mr. Mann, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ciscomani, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Knott, Mr. Moran, Mr. Gooden, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mrs. Kim, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Kean, Mr. Stutzman, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Malliotakis, Ms. Van Duyne, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Ms. Gillen, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Langworthy, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Steube, Mr. Gray, Mr. Van Orden, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Mr. Moore of North Carolina January 30, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 18, 2025 A BILL To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act.

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Exemption of certain less-than-lethal projectile devices from restrictions under title 18, United States Code

Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)in the second sentence of paragraph (3), by inserting or a less-than-lethal projectile device before the period; and (2)by adding at the end the following: (39) (A)The term less-than-lethal projectile device means a device that— (i)is not designed or intended to expel and may not be readily converted to accept and discharge— (I)ammunition commonly used in handguns, rifles, or shotguns; or (II)any other projectile at a velocity exceeding 500 feet per second; (ii)is designed and intended to be used in a manner that is not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury; and (iii)does not accept, and is not able to be readily modified to accept, an ammunition feeding device— (I)loaded through the inside of a pistol grip; or (II)commonly used in semiautomatic firearms. (B)If a person requests that the Attorney General determine whether a device satisfies the definition of less-than-lethal projectile device under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall make the determination not later than 90 days after the date on which the Attorney General receives the device pursuant to the request..

January 30, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed