HR 8538 · 117th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Body Armor Safety Act of 2022

Introduced 2022-07-27· Sponsored by Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.(2022-11-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Body Armor Safety Act of 2022 This bill requires body armor (for use by law enforcement) to comply with certain safety requirements in order to be imported into the United States. It also establishes new criminal offenses related to fraud in connection with such body armor.…

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Cosponsors (14)

3 Democrats11 Republicans
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]CA
Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]IN
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]AR
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]NE
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]FL
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]CA
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]CA
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]FL
Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50]CA
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]IL
Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-26]FL
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]AZ
Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]VA
Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]GA