H.R. 2189
To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Scott Fitzgerald
95 cosponsors
- John H. Rutherford
- Ashley Hinson
- Celeste Maloy
- Henry Cuellar
- Michelle Fischbach
- Addison P. McDowell
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Jack Bergman
- Mary E. Miller
- Nicholas J. Begich III
- Young Kim
- Eric Burlison
- Rudy Yakym III
- Russell Fry
- Beth Van Duyne
- Carol D. Miller
- Lauren Boebert
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Wesley Hunt
- Max L. Miller
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Harriet M. Hageman
- Michael Guest
- Abraham J. Hamadeh
- Brad Finstad
- Tim Burchett
- Josh Gottheimer
- Laura Gillen
- Claudia Tenney
- Gabe Evans
- Robert F. Onder, Jr.
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Barry Moore
- Nick LaLota
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Mike Ezell
- Thomas P. Tiffany
- Tim Moore
- Clay Higgins
- Elijah Crane
- John J. McGuire III
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Adam Gray
- Marlin A. Stutzman
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
- David Schweikert
- Glenn Grothman
- Mike Carey
- Derek Schmidt
- Hillary J. Scholten
- Joyce Beatty
- Michael K. Simpson
- Mike Kennedy
- W. Gregory Steube
- J. Luis Correa
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Ken Calvert
- Doug LaMalfa
- Pat Fallon
- Chuck Edwards
- Jasmine Crockett
- Pete Stauber
- Brad Knott
- Ryan K. Zinke
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Gabe Vasquez
- Juan Ciscomani
- Tracey Mann
- Lance Gooden
- Nathaniel Moran
- Derrick Van Orden
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Michael Baumgartner
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
- David Kustoff
- John B. Larson
- Robert J. Wittman
- Troy A. Carter
- Marc A. Veasey
- Troy E. Nehls
- Ben Cline
- Donald G. Davis
- Kevin Hern
- Pat Harrigan
- Darrell Issa
- Laurel M. Lee
- Brandon Gill
- Julie Johnson
- Haley M. Stevens
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Andy Biggs
- Erin Houchin
- Nicholas A. Langworthy
- Shri Thanedar
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act
This bill removes less-than-lethal projectile devices (e.g., certain TASERs) from regulation under the Gun Control Act.
The term less-than-lethal projectile device means a device that (1) is not designed or intended to expel (and may not be readily converted to discharge) commonly used ammunition or projectiles exceeding a velocity of 500 feet per second; (2) is designed and intended to be used in a manner not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury; and (3) does not accept (and cannot be readily modified to accept) an ammunition feeding device.
The bill also requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to determine whether a device satisfies the definition of a less-than-lethal projectile device within 90 days of a request.
Text of the bill
I Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate
II Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization
Where this section came from
Not in the first version (Introduced in House, Mar 18, 2025).
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Feb 12, 2026 · Engrossed in House H.Amdt. 166: Pursuant to H. Res. 1057, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-18 is adopted. Official page › H.Res. 1042: On Ordering the Previous Question — Passed, 216–214 · Roll Call 59 H.Res. 1042: On Agreeing to the Resolution — Failed, 214–217 · Roll Call 60 H.Res. 1057: On Ordering the Previous Question — Passed, 216–214 · Roll Call 61 H.Res. 1057: On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended — Passed, 216–215 · Roll Call 62 On Passage — Passed, 233–185 · Roll Call 70
Section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking an antique firearm or and inserting any antique firearm, any less-than-lethal projectile device (as defined in section 4182(d)(2)), any device referred to in section 4182(d)(1)(B), or.