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HR 2386 104th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Ammunition Department of the Treasury Firearms Firearms control Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Import restrictions Law Law enforcement officers Police Standards

Saving Police Officers' Lives Act of 1995

Introduced: September 21, 1995 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Oct 2, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Sep 21, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 21, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Saving Police Officers' Lives Act of 1995 - Amends Federal criminal code firearms provisions to expand the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" to include a projectile that may be used in a handgun that the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be capable of penetrating body armor.

Directs the Secretary to make such determination in accordance with regulations that provide for the uniform testing of projectiles against the Body Armor Exemplar based on standards developed in consultation with representatives of selected Federal, State, county, and local law enforcement agencies.

Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations to carry out the intent of this Act upon finding that any ammunition, the manufacture or importation of which would be prohibited under such regulation, serves no substantial sporting purpose and serves primarily to kill human beings, subject to specified consultation requirements. Prohibits such a regulation from taking effect until ten days after it is published in the Federal Register and delivered to the Congress.

What's happening now October 2, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2386: Saving Police Officers' Lives Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2386/
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"H.R. 2386: Saving Police Officers' Lives Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2386/.
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H.R. 2386, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2386/.
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