# 116-hr-4789: To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.

116-hr-4789, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4789
- Congress: 116
- Title: To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2019-10-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill generally permits a federal law enforcement officer to purchase a retired handgun from the agency that issued a handgun to the officer. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that amounts received from the sale of handguns should be used for federal gun safety programs.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2019-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2019-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2020-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4789 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4789)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4789 (as of 2025-11-18).