HR 5491 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Body Armor for Females Modernization Act

Introduced Dec 19, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Joe Wilson R-SC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 19, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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.

IntroducedDec 19, 2019
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Body Armor for Females Modernization Act

This bill requires each department of the U.S. Armed Forces to provide specified data and assessment concerning personal protection equipment. In addition, the Defense Health Agency must track and report on injuries among service members during the use of such equipment.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 19, 2019 to Oct 13, 2020, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-VA	Elaine G. Luria	Original	Dec 19, 2019
R-NY	Elise M. Stefanik	Original	Dec 19, 2019
D-NJ	Mikie Sherrill	Original	Dec 19, 2019
R-OH	Steve Stivers	Original	Dec 19, 2019
R-MS	Trent Kelly	Original	Dec 19, 2019
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur		Jan 14, 2020
D-MD	Anthony G. Brown		Jan 15, 2020
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger		Jan 24, 2020
D-CA	Jackie Speier		Feb 4, 2020
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Feb 4, 2020
D-SC	Joe Cunningham		Feb 6, 2020
R-IN	Jim Banks		Feb 7, 2020
R-OH	Michael R. Turner		Feb 10, 2020
R-FL	John H. Rutherford		Feb 11, 2020
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Feb 12, 2020

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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 19, 2019Introduced in House
Dec 19, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 2970	Female Body Armor Modernization Act of 2019	Related bill	Dec 3, 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

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Dec 19, 2019Introduced in House

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