Body Armor for Females Modernization Act
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; 5 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Feb 14, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Mar 2, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Mar 11, 2020 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Apr 23, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Sep 21, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Oct 13, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Dec 19, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 19, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 206, December 19, 2019, page H12290.
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 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the fielding of newest generations of personal protective equipment to the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Body Armor for Females Modernization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2019Introduced 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.
