Legislative Oversight

Stable identifiers

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2189

Official text excerpt

119 HR 2189 IH: Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-03-18 
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 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. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2189 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 A BILL To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025 . 2. Exemption of certain less-than-lethal projectile devices from restrictions under title 18, United States Code (a) In general 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: (38) (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…

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Citations

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