HR 8147 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act

Introduced Jun 17, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Grace Meng D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 17, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act

This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to restrict the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians. The term enhanced body armor means body armor, including a helmet or shield, with a ballistic resistance that meets or exceeds the ballistic performance standard of Type III armor, as determined using the National Institute of Justice standard in effect at the time the person purchases, owns, or possesses the armor.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2022 to Jul 11, 2022; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJun 17, 2022
R-NYChris JacobsOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJun 17, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 17, 2022
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalJun 17, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJun 28, 2022
D-RIJames R. LangevinJul 1, 2022
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiJul 11, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 17, 2022
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Jun 17, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Jun 17, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution [page Hl0170]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 104, June 17, 2022, page H5685.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3247Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession ActReintroduced BillMay 11, 2023
HR 8118Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession ActIdentical billNov 1, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 17, 2022Introduced in House

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