Reintroduce and pursue passage of the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act to restrict inappropriate military equipment transfers and increase oversight and transparency of the 1033 program.

Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) re-introduced his commonsense Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2026 that would place restrictions and transparency measures on the Department of Defense (DOD) Program that transfers excess military equipment to federal, tribal, state and local law enforcement agencies.

Johnson commits to reintroducing legislation to curb military equipment transfers to police and add oversight and transparency to the Pentagon's 1033 program.

Congressman Johnson reintroduces critical bill to de-militarize police | Congressman Hank Johnson
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Rep. Hank Johnson re-introduced the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2026 and said it would add restrictions and transparency measures to the Pentagon 1033 program.

Official House release confirms the bill was reintroduced in the 119th Congress and frames it as a 1033-program reform bill.

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Congressman Johnson reintroduces critical bill to de-militarize police | Congressman Hank Johnson
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The bill text would limit Defense Department transfers to law enforcement, require annual accounting and reporting, and bar specific military-style equipment from transfer.

The filed bill text shows concrete legislative drafting aimed at restricting transfers and increasing oversight of the 1033 program.

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H.R. 7766 (Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act) text PDF
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