Regulatory Agency Demilitarization Act

Bill: 116-hr-8735
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2020-11-09
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Federal officials

Firearms and explosives

Government studies and investigations

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-11-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Regulatory Agency Demilitarization Act</strong></p> <p> This bill prohibits a federal agency from purchasing or using a firearm. The bill excludes the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, the military departments, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Capitol Police, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and the Central Intelligence Agency.</p> <p>The Government Accountability Office shall submit to Congress a report that includes specified information regarding each federal agency that has specialized units that receive special tactical or military-style training or use hard-plated body armor, shields, or helmets and that respond to high-risk situations that fall outside the capabilities of regular law enforcement officers. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8735 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2020 Mr. Stewart introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To prohibit certain Federal agencies from using or purchasing certain firearms, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulatory Agency Demilitarization Act . 2. Prohibition on purchase and use by a Federal agency of firearms (a) Prohibition Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a Federal agency may not purchase or use a firearm. (b) GAO report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following: (1) Each Federal agency, including the office of Inspector General for the Federal agency, that has specialized units that receive special tactical or military-style training or use hard-plated body armor, shields, or helmets and that respond to high-risk situations that fall outside the capabilities of regular law enforcement officers, including any special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team, tactical response teams, special events teams, special response teams, or active shooter teams. (2) A description of each such unit. (3) A description of the training and weapons of each such unit. (4) The criteria for activating each such unit and how often each such unit was activated for each year of the previous ten years. (5) The annual cost of equipping and operating each such unit. (6) Any other information that is relevant to understanding the usefulness and justification for the units. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal agency The term Federal agency has the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, but does not include— (A) the Department of Defense; (B) the Department of Justice; (C) the Department of Homeland Security; (D) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (E) the United States Capitol Police; (F) the Bureau of Diplomatic Security; (G) the Central Intelligence Agency; and (H) the military departments (as defined in section 102 of title 5, United States Code). (2) Firearm The term firearm has the meaning given that term in section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but does not include a silencer (as defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code). 3. Removal of law enforcement powers of inspector general agents (a) In general Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (e); and (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e). (b) Effective date Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.