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House Resolution 405: Setting Rules for Debate on Three Law Enforcement Bills

Original title: 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.

May 13, 2025

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Where This Stands

Introduced

Committee

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Passed

Current status: passed_chamber.

Last action

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.May 14, 2025

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

This resolution determines the legislative path for three bills concerning federal law enforcement reporting, concealed carry rights, and the purchase of retired service weapons, effectively fast-tracking them for a final vote in the House.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Federal law enforcement officers

The bills governed by this resolution concern their ability to carry concealed weapons and purchase retired service weapons.

House Judiciary Committee members

They are responsible for managing the one hour of debate time allotted for each bill.

What changed

Current stage: passed_chamber.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This resolution establishes the rules for how the U.S. House of Representatives will debate and vote on three specific bills related to law enforcement. It waives standard procedural objections and sets a structure for one hour of debate per bill.

Key Facts

H. Res. 405 sets the rules for floor consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243, and H.R. 2255.
All points of order against the consideration of these three bills are waived.
Amendments recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary are automatically considered adopted.
Each bill will be considered as read on the House floor.
Debate for each bill is limited to one hour, split equally between the chair and ranking minority member of the Judiciary Committee.
Only one motion to recommit is permitted per bill.
The resolution was reported by the Committee on Rules on May 13, 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this resolution actually do?

It sets the 'ground rules' for how the House will debate and vote on three specific law enforcement-related bills, including time limits and procedural shortcuts.

Does this resolution pass the law enforcement bills themselves?

No, this resolution only sets the rules for the debate. The House must still vote on the bills themselves after the debate process outlined here.

Why It Matters

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Voting Record

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Total

419

Yes

216

203

Present

Not Voting

Abstain

How they voted (419)

+ 395 more

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Bundled Legislative Consideration

The House is grouping three distinct law enforcement bills into a single procedural resolution to expedite their passage.

H.R. 2240 H.R. 2243 H.R. 2255

Connected Entities

personMr. Roy“Member of the Committee on Rules who reported the resolution.”Map →

organizationCommittee on the Judiciary“The committee responsible for the underlying bills.”Map →

organizationCommittee on Rules“The committee that drafted the resolution.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.congress.gov

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