H.R.2654

Lifesaving Gear for Police Act of 2025

Introduced·4/3/25

Lifesaving Gear for Police Act of 2025 prohibits enforcement of regulations on Federal property transfers to state and local law enforcement.

The Lifesaving Gear for Police Act of 2025 prohibits the enforcement of regulations issued after May 15, 2015, that limit the sale, donation, or transfer of Federal Government property to state and local law enforcement agencies. This includes equipment from the Department of Defense. The Act mandates the return or reissue of recalled or seized equipment to the originating agency at no cost, provided the agency requests it and meets certain conditions. Federal agencies are barred from using funds to enforce these regulations unless they are enacted into law by Congress.

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History

Apr 3, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Apr 3, 2025

House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.