Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Lifesaving Gear for Police Act prohibits the federal government from enforcing regulations that limit state and local law enforcement agencies' access to surplus federal equipment, particularly military gear from the Department of Defense. The bill specifically targets rules created since May 2015 under two executive orders designed to control what police departments could receive, declaring these regulations unenforceable unless Congress passes them into law. The legislation also requires the federal government to return, replace, or reissue any equipment that was previously recalled or seized under these regulations at no cost to police agencies that request it. Additionally, the bill prevents the President from reinstating similar restrictions on equipment transfers to law enforcement in the future. No specific funding is allocated in the bill, as it primarily removes existing restrictions on equipment transfers already authorized under federal law.
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