No Funds for Armed Regulators Act of 2023

H.R. 4416 · 118th Congress · Jun 30, 2023 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to hire armed Federal regulatory enforcement officers in certain agencies.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “No Funds for Armed Regulators Act of 2023”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on armed Federal regulatory enforcement officers

(a)

In general— No Federal funds may be used to hire or retain armed Federal regulatory enforcement officers in the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, or the Environmental Protection Agency.

(b)

Federal regulatory officers described— In this section, the term “Federal regulatory enforcement officer” refers to any individual hired by a Federal agency to enforce laws, rules, or regulations for that agency through any tactical means, including use of force or weapons.

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Jun 30, 2023viewing Introduced in House Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Rosendale, and Ms. Mace) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

No Funds for Armed Regulators Act of 2023

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Prohibition on armed Federal regulatory enforcement officers

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