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HR 2189 Passed a chamber

Exempts certain less-than-lethal projectile devices from federal firearms restrictions and from the federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition.

Official title: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 18-MAR-2025
Referred 18-MAR-2025
Approved by committee 20-NOV-2025
Reported 30-JAN-2026
On the calendar 30-JAN-2026
Passed 12-FEB-2026
Senate
Received 24-FEB-2026
Key points
  • Amends 18 U.S.C. 921 to define a less-than-lethal projectile device and removes such devices from firearms restrictions.
  • Requires the Attorney General to decide within 90 days whether a device qualifies after a person requests a determination.
  • Exempts qualifying devices and their designed-for shells or cartridges from the tax under Internal Revenue Code section 4182.
  • Requires the Treasury Secretary to publish and annually update lists of qualifying devices and of non-lethal devices whose projectiles exceed 500 feet per second, and to report the latter to the tax-writing committees.
AI-generated from the Engrossed in House text of 12-FEB-2026 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (30-JAN-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 12-FEB-2026).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) Cosponsors · 95
■ 72 R■ 23 D