House Passes Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, Easing Federal Gun Rules for Less-Than-Lethal Devices
Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act
The House passed this bill in February 2026 and sent it to the Senate for further review. The Senate has not taken any action on the bill since February 2026, which means it has been stalled for four months. It is uncertain if the Senate will schedule a vote on this legislation.
233–185
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Manufacturers and retailers of less-than-lethal devices would benefit from clearer legal status for their products. Right now, some of these devices fall into a gray area under federal firearms law. This bill gives them a defined legal category and a formal process to get the Attorney General's determination within 90 days, reducing regulatory uncertainty and potentially expanding their market.
Received in the Senate.
The Senate has received the House-passed bill and will decide whether to take it up.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 185 (Roll no. 70).
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 185 (Roll no. 70).
The House of Representatives voted to approve this bill. It now goes to the Senate.
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Congressman Scott Fitzgerald's bill passed the House 233-185. The legislation modernizes the Gun Control Act of 1968 by excluding “less-than-lethal projectile devices” from the definition of “firearm,” aiming to ease procurement for law enforcement and clarify use-of-force classifications.
The House passed H.R. 2189 to reduce regulatory burdens on less-than-lethal products like stun guns. While proponents argue it provides critical de-escalation tools, gun control advocates claim the industry could exploit the new category to sell unregulated, modifiable 'ghost guns.'
The Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act (H.R. 3269) advanced out of committee. The bill would amend the Gun Control Act of 1968 by removing 'less-than-lethal' equipment like TASER devices from the definition of a firearm and the associated federal excise tax.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act
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