1HOUSE · FEB 12, 2026
Passed the House
233–185PASSED
R 211–1 D 22–184
On Passage · roll 70 · 13 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act
Official title: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Scott Fitzgerald R-WIWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 18, 2025
- Committee actionNov 18, 2025
- Passed HouseFeb 12, 2026 · 233–185
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 24, 2026 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2189.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2189, Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act” on February 6, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 30, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 6, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62097
- CBO publication date
- February 6, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2189, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-472 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on January 30, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 30, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/472
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2189, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZGERALD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 50, March 18, 2025, Page H1172):clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 18, 2025 ↗
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- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2189, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2189
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 2189. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
95 cosponsors — 72 Republicans, 23 Democrats
23 of 95 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Mike Carey (R-OH), Troy Carter (D-LA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Ben Cline (R-VA), J. Correa (D-CA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Russell Fry (R-SC), Brandon Gill (R-TX) and 65 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott Fitzgerald.
- H.R. 6260 (119th) Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
- H.R. 6048 (119th) NDO Fairness Act of 2025
- H.R. 1605 (119th) Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025
- H.R. 5877 (119th) Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2025
- H.R. 6570 (119th) Merger Agreement Approvals Clarity and Predictability Act
- H.R. 3379 (119th) HUMPS Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.Res. 1057 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes…Related bill
- H.R. 4242 (119th) Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization ActRelated bill
- H.Res. 1042 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…Related bill
- S. 1283 (119th) Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.