Lifesaving Gear for Police Act

Bill: 117-s-1597
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2021-05-12
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Firearms and explosives

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Law enforcement administration and funding

Military facilities and property

Terrorism

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong></strong><b>Lifesaving Gear for Police Act</b></p> <p>This bill invalidates any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued on or after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess federal property to state and local law enforcement agencies unless it is enacted by Congress.</p> <p>Additionally, it prohibits the use of federal funds to implement such regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy.</p> <p>Property that was recalled or seized on or after May 15, 2015, must be returned, replaced, or reissued to the state or local law enforcement agency.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1597 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 12, 2021 Mr. Toomey (for himself, Mr. Blunt , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Inhofe , and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To ensure America's law enforcement officers have access to lifesaving equipment needed to defend themselves and civilians from attacks by terrorists and violent criminals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lifesaving Gear for Police Act . 2. State and local law enforcement access to lifesaving Federal equipment (a) Unenforceability of certain regulations unless enacted into law (1) In general No regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommendations issued on or after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of property of the Federal Government, including excess property of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities (whether pursuant to section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law, or as a condition on the use of Federal funds) shall have any force or effect after the date of the enactment of this Act unless enacted into law by Congress. (2) Prohibition on use of funds To enforce regulations No agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government may use any Federal funds, fees, or resources to implement or carry out a regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommendation issued as described in subsection (a) that is not enacted into law by Congress. (b) Return or reissue of equipment recalled or seized pursuant to regulations Any property recalled or seized on or after May 15, 2015, pursuant to a regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommendation issued as described in subsection (a) shall be returned, replaced, or re-issued to the agency from which recalled or seized, at no cost to such agency, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act.