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S. 4117Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2026

A bill to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by John CornynSen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Introduced March 17, 2026

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The Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2026 creates a program that lets current and retired federal law‑enforcement officers buy back their agency’s retired service guns. The purchases must happen within six months of the weapon being declared surplus, the officer must be in good standing, and the price is limited to the weapon’s salvage value. The bill applies to all federal law‑enforcement personnel and sets up the administrative framework for these transactions.

Key Provisions

  • The Administrator of General Services must set up a program within one year so federal law‑enforcement officers can buy a firearm that their agency has retired as surplus.
  • Officers can only buy the weapon within six months of its retirement and must be in good standing with the agency that employs or employed them.
  • The purchase price is limited to the firearm’s salvage value, reflecting its age and condition.
  • The bill defines key terms such as “federal law‑enforcement officer” (including retirees), “firearm” (excluding certain machine guns), “retired firearm” (any surplus weapon), and “salvage value” (the asset’s value after it’s no longer useful).

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

March 17, 2026

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Introduced in Senate

March 17, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

March 17, 2026

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Introduced in SenateIssued March 17, 2026

II

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4117

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 17, 2026

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mr. Graham, Mr. Justice, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2026.

2.

Purchase of retired firearms by Federal law enforcement officers

(a)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall establish a program under which a Federal law enforcement officer may purchase a retired firearm from the Federal agency that issued the firearm to such officer.

(b)

Limitations

A Federal law enforcement officer may purchase a retired firearm under subsection (a) if—

(1)

the purchase is made during the six-month period beginning on the date the firearm was so retired; and

(2)

with respect to such purchase, the officer is in good standing with the Federal agency that employs or employed such officer.

(c)

Cost

A firearm purchased under this section shall be sold at the salvage value for such firearm taking into account the age and condition of the firearm.

(d)

Definitions

In this section—

(1)

the term Federal law enforcement officer has the meaning given that term in section 115(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, and includes a retired Federal law enforcement officer;

(2)

the term firearm has the meaning given that term in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, excluding any machinegun (as defined in section 921(a)(24) of such title) not lawfully possessed before section 922(o) of such title took effect;

(3)

the term retired firearm means any firearm that has been declared surplus by the applicable agency; and

(4)

the term salvage value means the value of an asset after it has become useless to the owner or the amount expected to be obtained when a fixed asset is disposed of at the end of its useful life.