Federal law enforcement officers can buy surplus guns cheap.

What it does

The bill lets federal law enforcement officers buy surplus guns. Surplus guns cost less money at salvage value. Officers must be in good standing with their agency. They have six months after retirement to buy. Agencies have one year to set up the program.

Who it affects

Federal law enforcement officers and retired federal law enforcement officers can use this program. The bill does not affect most other people.

One thing to notice

The bill does not say what happens to unsold surplus guns. It does not define what good standing means.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

• Mar 21, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Mar 21, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
• Mar 25, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Mar 25, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9”
• May 15, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 234 - 182 (Roll no. 130).”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

3 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 4 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $569,548 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 66 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 61% of bills with any report.

Russell Fry, who sponsored the bill, received $843,999 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• National Association for Gun Rights — $429,548 in 2 reports
• National Fraternal Order of Police — $100,000 in 1 report
• Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association — $40,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• surplus — extra things that are not needed anymore
• salvage value — the price of something broken or no longer wanted
• federal law enforcement officers — police and agents who work for the U.S. government
• good standing — in good condition with an organization; no serious problems
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.