HRES 405119th CongressIn Committee

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2243) to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2255) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 13, 2025

Civil Rights & Justice

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

This document is House Resolution 405, a procedural rule that sets how three bills—H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243, and H.R. 2255—will be considered on the floor if they are brought up for debate. It does not itself enact policy, but directs the floor procedure for the three bills. The Judiciary Committee’s amendments in the nature of a substitute are to be considered as adopted, and the bills as amended are to be read and debated under tightly controlled time limits. It also waives many typical points of order against consideration and provisions within the amended bills, and it provides for a single, limited debate window (one hour allocated evenly between the chair and ranking minority member or their designees) with one motion to recommit allowed. The three bills referenced are: - H.R. 2240: Would require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. - H.R. 2243: Would amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (LEOSA) and provisions relating to carrying concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. - H.R. 2255: Would allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes. In short, this resolution streamlines and restricts the floor consideration process for those three bills, guiding how they would be debated and amended if they are brought up for final passage.

Key Points

1The resolution sets the order of consideration for three specified bills (H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243, H.R. 2255) and waives points of order against their consideration.
2It adopts the Judiciary Committee’s amendments in the nature of a substitute as the bill’s amendments to be considered.
3Each amended bill shall be treated as read on the floor, and points of order against provisions in the amended bills are waived.
4The “previous question” (a procedural move to end debate and proceed to a vote) is to be considered as ordered on each bill to final passage, with only limited debate (one hour total) and one motion to recommit.
5The three bills focus on: reporting violent attacks on law enforcement, LEOSA improvements and concealed carry for law enforcement, and the purchase of retired weapons by federal LEOs.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: Law enforcement personnel (federal and potentially others covered under the LEOSA framework) and agencies involved in anti-violence reporting, weapon carry policies, and procurement of retired weapons.Secondary group/area affected: Civil liberties and public safety stakeholders, gun policy groups, veterans and federalemployee communities affected by LEOSA provisions, and lawmakers/legislative staff implementing the floor rules.Additional impacts: The procedural changes could affect timing and order of legislative action on these bills, potentially accelerating or constraining debate and affecting the political dynamics around law enforcement safety, firearms policy, and related oversight/reporting requirements. Since the measure is a rule rather than substantive law, its primary effect is on how the bills are treated on the floor rather than on policy outcomes themselves.

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