Officer Dale Claxton Bulletproof Police Protective Equipment Act of 2001
Latest action · Mar 1, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1781-1782)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sets forth provisions regarding permissible uses of grant funds, preferential consideration, minimum and maximum allocations, matching funds, awards to local governmental units with fewer than 100,000 residents, and application requirements.
Expresses the sense of Congress that entities receiving assistance under this Act should purchase only American-made equipment and products.
Authorizes the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to: (1) conduct research and otherwise work to develop new bullet resistant technologies for use in police equipment; (2) inventory bullet resistant technologies used in the private sector, in surplus military property, and by foreign countries; and (3) promulgate relevant standards for, and conduct technical and operational testing and evaluation of, bullet resistant technology and equipment, and otherwise facilitate the use of that technology in police equipment.
Directs NIJ to give priority in testing and engineering surveys to law enforcement partnerships developed in coordination with high intensity drug trafficking areas.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 23, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | Tim Hutchinson | Apr 23, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Mar 1, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1781-1782)
- Mar 1, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1780-1781)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1273 | Public Expression of Religion Act of 2001 | Related bill | Apr 19, 2001 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Ammunition
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Block grants
- Buy American
- Ceramics
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal statistics
- Drug abuse
- Drug law enforcement
- Drug traffic
- Economics and Public Finance
- Equipment and supplies
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Firearms
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Glass and glass industry
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government vehicles
- Indian law enforcement
- Law enforcement officers
- Military vehicles
- Minorities
- Motor vehicle safety
- Police
- Polymers
- Product development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Surplus government property
- Surveys
- Technological innovations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Violence
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