US Congress House Bill 1454 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Modernized Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to expand the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" to include a projectile that may be used in a handgun and that is determined by the Attorney General to be capable of penetrating body armor. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against the Body Armor Exemplar (body armor that the Attorney General determines meets minimum standards for the protection of law enforcement officers), taking into account variations in performance related to the type of handgun used, the length of the barrel, the amount and kind of powder used, and the projectile's design; and (2) assess and, as appropriate, modify the standards every three years or more frequently if warranted by technological advances.

Modernized Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 2015

Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-03-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-03-18	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1454/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1454/BILLS-114hr1454ih.pdf