US Congress House Bill 4880 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 33)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-28 - 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]

Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act of 2016 This bill invalidates any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess federal property to state and local law enforcement agencies unless enacted by Congress. Additionally, it prohibits the use of federal funds to implement such regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy. Property that was recalled or seized on or after May 15, 2015, must be returned, replaced, or reissued to the state or local law enforcement agency.

Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act of 2016

Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]
Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. Robert Hurt [R-VA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]
Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]
Rep. Gary Palmer [R-AL]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]
Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. David Trott [R-MI]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2016-04-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2016-03-23	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2016-03-23	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2016-03-23	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
2016-03-23	House	Introduced in House

SB2694 (Related) 2016-03-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4880/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4880/BILLS-114hr4880ih.pdf