119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 18, 2025
To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
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Latest action (Feb 24, 2026): Received in the Senate.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Jan 30, 2026)
Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act
This bill removes less-than-lethal projectile devices (e.g., certain TASERs) from regulation under the Gun Control Act.
The term less-than-lethal projectile device means a device that (1) is not designed or intended to expel (and may not be readily converted to discharge) commonly used ammunition or projectiles exceeding a velocity of 500 feet per second; (2) is designed and intended to be used in a manner not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury; and (3) does not accept (and cannot be readily modified to accept) an ammunition feeding device.
The bill also requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to determine whether a device satisfies the definition of a less-than-lethal projectile device within 90 days of a request.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Feb 12, 2026 · Roll call 70 · Passed
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 185 (Roll no. 70). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2190-2191) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 185 (Roll no. 70). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2190-2191) Roll call details
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2189.
Rule provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, and one motion to commit S. 1383.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1057. (consideration: CR H2190-2204)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1057 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, and one motion to commit S. 1383.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1042 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one hour of debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.
Criminal procedure and sentencing · Firearms and explosives
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Loading lobbying reportsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-472.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-472.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 8.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
115 citations; showing the 25 most recently posted.
AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Monitor Federal Law Enforcement technologies; Body-worn cameras; Digital evidence; Usage of drones in emergency situations H.R.2189 - Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025 S.1283 - Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act H.R.4242 - Innovate to De-Escalate Tax Modernization A…
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AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: TSG ADVOCATES DC, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Federal Law Enforcement technologies; Body-worn cameras; Digital evidence; Usage of drones in emergency situations H.R.2189 - Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: EIS SOLUTIONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$25,500
Paid to lobbying firm
Lobbied Congress for less-lethal devices for law enforcement, and lobbied Congress for H.R. 2189, H.R. 3598, H.R. 4242, H.R. 7525.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
LEOSA Reform Act (H.R. 2243 / S. 679); Modern Firearm Safety Act (H.R. 4676); Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act (H.R. 2189 / S. 1283); Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38 / S. 65).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AXON ENTERPRISE, INC · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL 6 ADVISORS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Less lethal technology; H.R. 2189, Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025; H.R. 4242 - Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act; S.1283 - Innovate to De-Escalate M…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GIFFORDS · lobbying firm or registrant: GIFFORDS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…6; H.R. 38 Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act; S.889 Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2025; H.R. 3868 Enhanced Background Checks Act; H.R. 2189 Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025; S. 1283 Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025; H.R.18 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 20…
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AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S. 1283, Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act and H.R. 2189, Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025, as they relate to less lethal technologies.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act; provisions related to lowering taxes on certain National Firearms Act devices in H.R. 1: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; H.R. 2189: Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025; S. 1283: Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act; H.R. 2060/S. 966: Travelers Gun Rights Act; H.R. 4242…
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GIFFORDS · lobbying firm or registrant: SUNNYSIDE STRATEGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Amount not reported
…ncealed Carry Reciprocity Act; S.137 FIND Act; H.R. 1; Silencers; Short-Barreled Rifles; Short-Barreled Shotguns; H.R. 1041 the Second Amendment Protection Act H.R. 2189 the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act H.R. 5342/S. 2354 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 5304/S. 2587 D…
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GIFFORDS · lobbying firm or registrant: SUNNYSIDE STRATEGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Amount not reported
…, 2025; S.367 Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025; H.R. 1; Silencers; Short-Barreled Rifles; Short-Barreled Shotguns; H.R. 1041 the Second Amendment Protection Act H.R. 2189 the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act H.R.3944 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$169,582
Spent on own lobbying
…1041, H.R. 1097, H.R. 1181, H.R. 1224, H.R. 1272, H.R. 1307, H.R. 1456, H.R. 1564, H.R. 1643, H.R. 1698, H.R. 1740, H.R. 2039, H.R. 2060, H.R. 2070, H.R. 2184, H.R. 2189, H.R. 2243, H.R. 2255, H.R. 2267, H.R. 2368, H.R. 2395, H.R. 2442, H.R. 2552, H.R. 2618, H.R. 2648, H.R. 2650, H.R. 2790, H.R. 2799, H.R. 2826, H.R. 2915, H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL PATHWAY ADVISORS LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Economics/Economic Development
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
s. 1283 & H.R.2189 - To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL PATHWAY ADVISORS LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
s. 1283 & H.R.2189 - To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL PATHWAY ADVISORS LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Manufacturing
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
s. 1283 & H.R.2189 - To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL PATHWAY ADVISORS LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
s. 1283 & H.R.2189 - To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AXON ENTERPRISE · lobbying firm or registrant: METANOIC STRATEGIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 12, 2026 · issue area: Homeland Security
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislative and regulatory issues regarding less lethal technologies. H.R. 2189, Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act H.R. 4242, Innovate to De-Escalate tax Modernization Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 4, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.2189 - Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 4, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.2189 - Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…on to provide for the creation of new grant programs in order to enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; H.R. 2189 (Fitzgerald, R-WI) the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ens…
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NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…on to provide for the creation of new grant programs in order to enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; H.R. 2189 (Fitzgerald, R-WI) the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ens…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…on to provide for the creation of new grant programs in order to enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; H.R. 2189 (Fitzgerald, R-WI) the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ens…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…on to provide for the creation of new grant programs in order to enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; H.R. 2189 (Fitzgerald, R-WI) the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ens…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…on to provide for the creation of new grant programs in order to enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; H.R. 2189 (Fitzgerald, R-WI) the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ens…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$293,250
Spent on own lobbying
…1041, H.R. 1097, H.R. 1181, H.R. 1224, H.R. 1272, H.R. 1307, H.R. 1456, H.R. 1564, H.R. 1643, H.R. 1698, H.R. 1740, H.R. 2039, H.R. 2060, H.R. 2070, H.R. 2184, H.R. 2189, H.R. 2243, H.R. 2255, H.R. 2267, H.R. 2368, H.R. 2395, H.R. 2442, H.R. 2552, H.R. 2618, H.R. 2648, H.R. 2650, H.R. 2790, H.R. 2799, H.R. 2826, H.R. 2915, H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Monitor Federal Law Enforcement technologies; Body-worn cameras; Digital evidence; Usage of drones in emergency situations H.R.2189 - Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025 S.1283 - Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act H.R.4242 - Innovate to De-Escalate Tax Modernization A…
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