John Cornyn (R-TX)
Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2026
A Republican bill with 12 Republican cosponsors · See all 12 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the "Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2026." It requires the Administrator of General Services to create a program that lets Federal law enforcement officers buy retired firearms from the agency that issued them. To buy a weapon, the officer must be in good standing and make the purchase within six months of the firearm being retired. The weapons would be sold at their salvage value.
Yes
- Scored +5
Would gun owners be better off under this?
Provides an affordable way for a specific group of gun owners (federal officers) to acquire firearms.
- Scored +5
Does this protect the right to own guns?
The bill expands the ability of law enforcement officers to acquire firearms for personal use.
- Scored +3
Would retired people be better off under this?
Specifically allows retired Federal law enforcement officers to purchase their retired service weapons.
The opposite
- Scored -2
Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns?
The bill increases the number of firearms in private hands by allowing officers to purchase retired service weapons.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Option to purchase service weapons: Federal law enforcement officers, including those who are retired, can purchase a firearm that has been declared surplus by their agency (Section 2(a) and 2(d)(1)).
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Affordable pricing: Firearms would be sold at "salvage value," which is the value of the asset after it becomes useless to the owner or the amount expected when disposed of at the end of its useful life (Section 2(c) and 2(d)(4)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for people are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would gun owners be better off under this? — Provides an affordable way for a specific group of gun owners (federal officers) to acquire firearms. Would retired people be better off under this? — Specifically allows retired Federal law enforcement officers to purchase their retired service weapons.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this protect the right to own guns? — The bill expands the ability of law enforcement officers to acquire firearms for personal use. Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns? — The bill increases the number of firearms in private hands by allowing officers to purchase retired service weapons.
- 7/28/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/17/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 11 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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