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H.R. 2189119th CongressCrime and Law Enforcement
To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) · 95 active : 72 Republicans, 23 Democrats
Latest action: Received in the Senate.
Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate9 senators score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedFeb 12, 2026
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govLaw-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.
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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.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
On PassagePassed233 yea, 185 nayFebruary 12, 2026 · Roll call 70
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 32 | 4 | 13% |
| Middle | 173 | 3 | 2% |
| Entrenched | 211 | 16 | 8% |
| All |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Subjects
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Firearms and explosives
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 62Middle 30–70
- 29Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
Cosponsors
95 activeShow all 95 cosponsors
- J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN-8)
- Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33)
- Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22)
- Ben Cline (R-VA-6)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3)
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38)
- Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY-AL)
- Michael Guest (R-MS-3)
- Barry Moore (R-AL-1)
- Nick LaLota (R-NY-1)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ-1)
- Glenn Grothman
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
