Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008
Latest action · Oct 15, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-421.
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.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2008
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 30, 2008
- To the PresidentOct 7, 2008
- Became lawOct 15, 2008Public Law 110-421
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through FY2012 the grant program for armor vests for law enforcement officers.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 647 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed404–2 | Sep 26, 2008 |
Cosponsors 171
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2008 to Sep 26, 2008; 106 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | May 13, 2008 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | May 13, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 13, 2008 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 3, 2008 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2008Signed by President.
- Oct 15, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-421.
- Oct 7, 2008Presented to President.
- Oct 1, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 30, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10183-10184)
- Sep 30, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Sep 26, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9980-9981)
- Sep 26, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 2 (Roll no. 647). (text: CR 9/25/2008 H9884)
- Sep 26, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 26, 2008Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Sep 25, 2008Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 25, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9884-9886)
- Sep 25, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6045.
- Sep 25, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Cannon objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Jun 3, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 13, 2008Introduced in House
- May 13, 2008Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10183, S10184 | Ken Salazar D-CO, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2086 | Mark Udall D-CO | Sep 27, 2008 |
| House | Recorded votes H9980enact | — | Sep 26, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9884–H9886Text printed H9884 | Chris Cannon R-UT, Frank A. LoBiondo R-NJ, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Loretta Sanchez D-CA, Peter J. Visclosky D-IN | Sep 25, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43544 | Body Armor for Law Enforcement Officers: In Brief Archived | Report | Jan 28, 2016 |
| R44318 | The Federal Election Commission: Overview and Selected Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Dec 22, 2015 |
| R40091 | Campaign Finance: Potential Legislative and Policy Issues for the 111th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 28, 2011 |
| R40779 | Deadlocked Votes Among Members of the Federal Election Commission (FEC): Overview and Potential Considerations for Congress Archived | Report | Oct 6, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3012 | Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 | Identical bill | May 13, 2008 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2012.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Sep 26, 2008Received in Senate
- Sep 26, 2008Engrossed in House
- May 13, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
