Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012
Latest action · Jul 12, 2012 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-182. Minority views filed.
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 7, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) extend through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for the bulletproof vest partnership grant program; (2) transfer to the Treasury, no later than January 15, 2015, all previously appropriated funds for such program that are not expended by September 30, 2014; (3) prohibit a state, local government, or Indian tribe from using any funding under another grant program to pay or defer the cost of the matching fund requirement for the grant program; (4) require a grantee to comply with any established requirements for the use of such grants that an agency have a written policy requiring uniformed patrol officers to wear a bulletproof vest or body armor and use funds for purchasing bulletproof vests or body armor that meet performance standards established by the Bureau of Justice Assistance; and (5) allow preferential consideration in grant awards to jurisdictions that provide armor vests to law enforcement officers that are uniquely fitted for such officers, including individual female officers.
Expresses the sense of Congress that amounts made available to carry out the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program should be made available through the end of the fiscal year following the one for which the amounts are appropriated and should not be made available until expended by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2012 to May 23, 2012; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 7, 2012 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | May 7, 2012 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | May 7, 2012 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | May 7, 2012 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | May 7, 2012 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | May 7, 2012 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | May 9, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | May 16, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | May 23, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 7, 2012Markup May 17, 2012Reported May 17, 2012 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2012By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-182. Minority views filed.
- May 17, 2012Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- May 17, 2012Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- May 17, 2012Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.
- May 7, 2012Introduced in Senate
- May 7, 2012Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2930)
- May 7, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2930)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S2930Text printed S2930 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | May 7, 2012 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 1, 2012S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 17, 2012 S. 2554 would authorize the appropriation of $120 million over the 2013-2017 period for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant program.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5742 | Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2012 | Related bill | May 15, 2012 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 2017.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2012
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 17, 2012Reported to Senate
- May 7, 2012Introduced in Senate
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